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Edward G. Rendell, Governor

Stephen M. Schmerin, Secretary

Department of Labor & Industry

Elizabeth Crum, Deputy Secretary for Compensation & Insurance

Department of Labor & Industry

John T. Kupchinsky, Director, Bureau of Workers’ Compensation

David A. Cicola, Director, Workers’ Compensation Office of Adjudication

Kathleen M. Dupin, Information Officer, Bureau of Workers’ Compensation

Terry L. Titus, Statistical Manager, Bureau of Workers’ Compensation

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Message from Stephen M. SchmerinSECRETARY OF LABOR & INDUSTRY

TThe Pennsylvania Bureau of Workers’ Compensation and Office of Adjudication work diligently to carry out the provisions of the Workers’ Compensation Act in increasingly cost-effective and efficient ways. In doing so, we serve Pennsylvania’s employers, insur-ers, workers and most importantly, those who have been injured or become ill on the

job. This annual report outlines the many efforts the Department of Labor & Industry made last yearto improve Pennsylvania’s workers’ compensation system.

The passage of Act 147 in 2006 brought about a number of changes to the system, which have beenswiftly and successfully implemented. Another significant change has been the continued streamlin-ing of our workers’ compensation claims process. The time it takes from petition assignment until thedecision date is down from an average of 12.7 months in 1996, to an all-time low of 7.8 months.

Changes in the Office of Adjudication included having judges serve as claims mediators and the imple-mentation of better rotation schedules. These changes ensure that our judges deliver fresh perspec-tives, well-reasoned decisions and prompt services, despite busy caseloads. These are just some of thechanges in our claims processing and adjudication procedures that have helped improve our servicesoverall.

Pennsylvania’s economy is thriving. We are experiencing consistently low unemployment and recordjob growth. As our economy continues to grow and more businesses find Pennsylvania a great placeto locate and expand, L&I’s Bureau of Workers’ Compensation and Office of Adjudication will continueto foster changes that enhance safety and improve the workers’ compensation system for businesses,employees and insurers.

Sincerely,

Stephen M. Schmerin

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Message from Elizabeth CrumDEPUTY SECRETARY FOR COMPENSATION & INSURANCE

FCalendar year 2006 was a year of tremendous productivity and change within the Bureau of Workers’ Compensation and Office of Adjudication. This report outlines some of those changes and the year’s successes.

Making Pennsylvania a safer place to work continues to be a primary goal of the Bureauof Workers’ Compensation. The more than 7,100 Pennsylvania businesses participating in our certifiedworkplace safety committee program not only created safer workplaces—improving the safety andproductivity of almost one million workers—but they also improved their bottom line, saving over $270million in workers’ compensation premiums as a result of the 5 percent premium discount.

The implementation of HandS, a new Web-based, state-of-the-art processing system, in early 2007,promises to greatly enhance customer service and the administration of workplace safety certificationand other health and safety programs by offering online filing and other online services. HandS, andvaluable information about how to use the new system, can be found on our Web site atwww.state.pa.us, PA Keyword: HandS.

Also during 2006, Pennsylvania insurers improved compliance with the 21-day rule from 64 percent forthe first half of 2006, to 70 percent for the latter half. Improved reporting, and more convenient meansof reporting, will continue to result in more timely payment of claims, cost-savings for employers, andadministrative savings and greater efficiencies in the workers’ compensation system.

Finally, workers’ compensation judges continued to streamline litigation of disputed workers’ compen-sation matters through case management efforts and voluntary mediation. Act 147, signed into law inNovember 2006, provides several changes, such as mandatory mediation, aimed at further streamlin-ing the litigation process. It also establishes an Uninsured Employer Guaranty Fund to provide workers’compensation benefits to those employees who sustain work-related injuries and whose employersare uninsured for purposes of workers’ compensation.

As we move forward, the Bureau of Workers’ Compensation and Office of Adjudication staff will con-tinue to work with all participants in the workers’ compensation system to improve safety; reducecosts; and ensure an efficient and fair system to resolve disputed workers’ compensation matters.

Sincerely,

Elizabeth Crum

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Bureau of Workers’ Compensation

Bureau Director’s Message. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Overview of the PA Workers’

Compensation Program

A Brief History of Pennsylvania’s Workers’ Compensation Law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Mission Statement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2Basic Benefits. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2Benefits Paid 2004–2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4Total Workers’ Compensation Paid 1996–2006 . . . . . . . . 5The Flow of a Pennsylvania

Workers’ Compensation Claim. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6The Flow of a Pennsylvania

Workers’ Compensation Claim (Litigated). . . . . . . . . . . 7Funding for Pennsylvania’s

Workers’ Compensation System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8Bureau of Workers’ Compensation

Administrative Fund Budget Fiscal Year 2005/06 . . . . 8

Workers’ Compensation Updates

2006 Pennsylvania Asthma Action Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9The Workers’ Compensation Rules Committee . . . . . . . 9Workers’ Compensation Advisory Council . . . . . . . . . . . . 9Kids’ Chance of Pennsylvania, Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 921-Day Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10Total Disability Weekly Workers’ Compensation

Rates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Bureau Personnel

Department/Bureau Organization Chart . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Bureau Divisions

Director’s OfficeCompliance Section. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12Information Services Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13Medical Fee Hearing Office. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Administrative Division . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15Claims Management Division. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16Health Care Services Review Division . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17Health and Safety Division. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19Legal Division . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21Self-Insurance Division . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Work Injuries and Illnesses

Scope. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25Work Injuries and Illnesses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26Table 1. Work Injuries and Illnesses

by Major Industry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28Historical Series—Work Injuries and Illnesses . . . . . . . . 29Type of Injury or Illness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30Part of Body Affected . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31Cause of Injury. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32Age of Injured Worker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33Gender of Injured Worker. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

County Where Injury or Illness Occurred . . . . . . . . . . . 33Table 2. Injury and Illness Rates

in Selected Industries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34Table 3. Industry by Type of Injury or Illness . . . . . . . . 36Table 4. Industry by Part of Body Affected . . . . . . . . . . 41Table 5. Industry by Cause of Injury. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46Table 6. Type of Injury or Illness

by Body Part Affected. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50Table 7. Type of Injury or Illness by Cause of Injury . . 51Table 8. Age by Industry Division . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51Table 9. Age by Gender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52Figure 5. Age by Gender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52Table 10. County by Industry Division . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53Appendix. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Office of Adjudication

Director’s Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Overview of the Office of Adjudication

Primary Functions, Accomplishments,Future Goals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Mission Statement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58Judge Managers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58Administrative Officers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Office of Adjudication Updates

Compromise and Release Agreements . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59Alternative Dispute Resolution Services . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Office of Adjudication Personnel

Organization Chart. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60District Offices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Office of Adjudication Statistical Review

Petitions Assigned to Judges (Not Remands) . . . . . . . . 62Petitions and Remands Assigned vs.

Judges’ Decisions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63Reportable Injuries vs. Total Petitions and

Remands vs. Total Claim Petitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63Petitions Assigned by County . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Workplace Safety

WorkSAFE PA Initiative: “Promoting Pennsylvania Workplace Safety” . . . . . . 65

WorkSafe PA Advisory Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65Governor’s Occupational Safety and

Health Conference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66Governor’s Award for Safety Excellence . . . . . . . . . . . . . 662006 Governor’s Award for Safety Excellence

Winners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

More Information

On the Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68Publications Available from the

Bureau of Workers’ Compensation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Telephone Directory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Table of Contents

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Message from John KupchinskyDIRECTOR, BUREAU OF WORKERS’ COMPENSATION

IIn the past year, the Bureau of Workers’ Compensation has made many improvementsand tackled a tremendous workload to benefit the workers’ compensation communi-ty. Among our accomplishments are:

• On April 2, 2007, the Health and Safety Division introduced their HandS Web site. This Web site wasdesigned to keep our customers and other members of the health and safety community up todate about developments in our new data processing and management systems. It also allowsonline capabilities. The Health & Safety Division began working on this July 5, 2005, and stayed onschedule with minimal problems. The bureau has received positive feedback from satisfied cus-tomers since the Web site went live.

• Act 147 made modifications to section 306(h) of the Workers’ Compensation Act to benefit certainclaims. Eligible claimants now receive a payment of $100 per week instead of the $60 per week theyhad been receiving. The bureau worked very hard and very closely with the workers’ compensationcommunity to contact insurance carriers and self-insured employers to identify the number ofclaims eligible for the increase. This change not only gives victims more money but also gives theman opportunity to improve their lives.

• Act 147 was passed to implement the Uninsured Employer Guaranty Fund, which provides benefitsto injured employees whose employers are uninsured for workers’ compensation. The bureau andlegal staff were given 60 days to get the fund started, and we successfully met the January 8, 2007,date.

Please also note that the reporting format for this annual report is now provided on a calendar-yearbasis instead of fiscal year. Our Administrative Division will continue to report by fiscal year in correla-tion with the budget.

Please take some time to learn about all of our 2006 accomplishments as outlined in the report.

Sincerely,

John T. Kupchinsky

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A Brief History of Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Law

In 1915, the Pennsylvania Legislature enacted the Pennsyl-vania Workmen’s (Workers’) Compensation Act (Act). Thestatute charges the Department of Labor & Industry, Bureauof Workers’ Compensation (bureau), with carrying out theadministrative and appeal obligations defined in the Actand specifies compensation for employees who are injuredas a result of employment without regard to fault. Amend-ments eventually merged the compensation for injuries andoccupational diseases into this Act. The statute defines thebenefits available to Pennsylvania workers, the conditionsunder which benefits are available and the procedures forobtaining them.

The workers’ compensation system protects both employ-ees and employers. Employees receive medical treatmentand are compensated for wage loss associated with work-related injuries and disease, and employers provide for thecost of such coverage while being protected from directlawsuits by employees.

Workers’ compensation coverage is mandatory for mostemployers under Pennsylvania law. Employers who do nothave workers’ compensation coverage may be subject tosuits by employees and to criminal prosecution by the com-monwealth.

Some employers are exempted from workers’ compensationcoverage. Exemptions include: people covered under otherworkers’ compensation acts, such as railroad workers, long-shoremen and federal employees; domestic servants (cov-erage is optional); agricultural workers who work less than30 days or earn less than $1,200 in a calendar year from oneemployer; and employees who have requested and beengranted exemption due to religious beliefs or their execu-tive status in certain corporations.

In Pennsylvania, employers can obtain workers’ compensationinsurance through a licensed insurance carrier or the StateWorkers’ Insurance Fund. In addition, employers can apply tothe bureau to seek approval to self-insure. Self-insurance isgranted by the bureau based on criteria established by the Actand the department.

Employees are covered for the entire period of their employ-ment. Therefore, coverage begins the first day on the job.Injuries or diseases caused or aggravated by employment arecovered under workers’ compensation, regardless of theemployee’s previous physical condition.

Mission Statement

The Pennsylvania workers’ compensation program was estab-lished to reduce injuries and provide wage-loss and medical

benefits to Pennsylvania employees who become ill or injuredthrough the course of their employment so they can heal andreturn to the workforce.

The bureau is responsible for carrying out the provisions of theAct and related legislation and for fulfilling the overall purposeof Pennsylvania’s workers’ compensation system. In carryingout the requirements of the Act, the bureau has several pri-mary roles:

1. Obtain, review and maintain records on certain loss-timework injuries and benefit documents.

2. Certify individual self-insured employers and self-insuredemployer pools and determine their monetary securityrequirements.

3. Resolve areas of contention among the participants inthe workers’ compensation system.

4. Enforce the provisions of the Act.

5. Promote the health and safety of Pennsylvania’semployees in accordance with the 1993 and 1996amendments to the Act.

6. Enforce the occupational disease provisions of the Act.

Basic Benefits

1. Replacement of Lost Wages. A portion of the worker’ssalary—up to a maximum amount provided by law—ispaid for the time lost from work as a result of a work-related disability, if the disability lasts longer than sevencalendar days. These payments are tax free. The maxi-mum allowable weekly benefit for calendar year 2006 is$745. Partial disability benefits consisting of two-thirdsof the gross difference in wage loss for up to 500 weeksare paid to employees who suffer a partial disabilityresulting from a work-related injury or disease. Benefitscan possibly be subject to other reductions or offsets.

2. Payment of Medical Expenses. Reasonable and neces-sary work-related medical expenses are paid regardlessof the duration of required treatment and apply eventhough the employee may not have lost time from work.

3. Specific Loss Benefits. Benefits are payable if a work-related injury results in loss of vision, hearing and/or theuse of limbs (including fingers and toes). Specific lossbenefits are paid without regard to the amount of timelost from work. A separate healing period is also definedfor each loss.

4. Disfigurement Benefits. Benefits are payable if there isa serious, permanent disfigurement of the head, face orneck.

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5. Death Benefits. The employee’s dependents may claimbenefits if a work-related injury or disease results in theemployee’s death. Also, reasonable burial expenses arepayable to a maximum amount set by law.

6. Subsequent Injuries. Additional compensation may beavailable through the Subsequent Injury Fund. This fund

is administered by the commonwealth and pays workerswho have had a specific loss of use for a hand, arm, foot,leg or eye and who incur total disability caused by lossof use of another hand, arm, foot, leg or eye. Then, thecommonwealth makes payments for the duration of theworker’s total disability.

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Indemnity and Medical Breakdown

Indemnity Medical TotalCompensation Paid Compensation Paid Compensation Paid

2006

Insurance Carriers $972,282,307 $758,614,306 $1,730,896,61364.5%

SWIF* $178,666,723 $175,084,404 $353,751,12713.2%

Individual Self-Insurers $326,322,741 $219,232,965 $545,555,70620.3%

Group Self-Insurance Funds $25,587,522 $28,573,993 $54,161,5152%

Total $1,502,859,293 $1,181,505,668 $2,684,364,961(55.99%) (44.01%) (100%)

2005

Insurance Carriers $1,039,757,742 $779,652,684 $1,819,410,426(68%)

SWIF* $162,858,964 $108,572,642 $271,431,606(10.1%)

Individual Self-Insurers $326,625,213 $206,216,783 $532,841,996(19.9%)

Group Self-Insurance Funds $25,128,093 $28,834,137 $53,962,230(2%)

Total $1,554,370,012 $1,123,276,246 $2,677,646,258(58.05%) (41.95%) (100%)

2004

Insurance Carriers $1,047,242,333 $758,124,188 $1,805,366,521(69.6%)

SWIF* $133,295,829 $92,670,365 $225,966,194(8.7%)

Individual Self-Insurers $318,717,703 $198,553,170 $517,270,873(19.9%)

Group Self-Insurance Funds $21,747,148 $25,207,825 $46,954,973(1.8%)

Total $1,521,003,013 $1,074,555,548 $2,595,558,561(59.4%) (40.6%) (100%)

*SWIF: State Workers’ Insurance Fund

Source: Pennsylvania Department of Insurance and Bureau of Workers’ Compensation, Department of Labor & Industry

Benefits Paid 2004–2006

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Total Workers’ Compensation Paid(Medical and Indemnity) 1996–2006

Source: Pennsylvania Department of Insurance and Bureau of Workers’ Compensation, Department of Labor & Industry

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First Report of Injury

Notice of WC Denial

Notice StoppingTemporary Compensation

Notice of TemporaryCompensation Payable

Statement of Wages

Notification of Suspension or Modification

Statement ofAccount ofCompensation Paid

Statement ofAccount ofCompensation Paid

Employers are required to immediately report all employee injuries to their insurer or, if self-insured, to reportthem to the person responsible for management of the employer’s workers’ compensation program. Employ-ers are also required to file a First Report of Injury (formerly the Employer’s Report of Occupational Injury orDisease) with the bureau within 48 hours for every injury resulting in death, and after seven days but with-in 10 days after the date of injury for all other injuries which result in disability lasting more than a day, shiftor turn of work. This document must be submitted electronically.

Within 21 days from the date the employee provides notification of an injury, the employer/carrier denies lia-bility and issues a Notice of Workers’ Compensation Denial (LIBC-496) to the employee. The claim is nowclosed, though the injured worker can seek legal advice to pursue a claim through the litigation system. Seethe Flow of a Litigated Workers’ Compensation Claim on page 7 for more information.

When the employer elects to stop paying the injured worker temporary compensation, a Notice StoppingTemporary Compensation (LIBC-502) is completed. The employer may then issue either a Notice of Workers’Compensation Denial, Notice of Compensation Payable or Agreement for Compensation.

Within 21 days from the date the employee provides notification of an injury, the employer/carrier acceptsliability for the injury and issues a Notice of Compensation Payable (LIBC-495). This must be filed with thebureau in conjunction with the Statement of Wages (below).

Supplemental Agreement for Compensation

Agreement to StopWeekly WC Payments(Final Receipt)

Within 21 days from the date the employee provides notification of an injury, the employer/carrier issues aNotice of Temporary Compensation Payable (LIBC-501) to extend the investigation period to 90 days beforeaccepting or denying full liability for the injury. This must be filed with the bureau in conjunction with theStatement of Wages (below).

Agreement for Compensation

Notice of Compensation Payable

Notice of InjuryEmployers are required to post form LIBC-500, Remember: It Is Important to Tell Your Employer About YourInjury, to inform employees of the name, address and phone number of their workers’ compensation insur-ance company, their third-party administrator or internal workers’ compensation contact person.

An employee injury is to be reported to the employer within 21 days; if not reported within 120 days fromdate of injury or having knowledge of a work-related disease, no compensation is allowed (except for casesinvolving progressive diseases).

The Flow of a Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Claim

Within 21 days from the date the employee provides notification of an injury, the employer/carrier acceptsliability for the injury and issues a Agreement for Compensation (LIBC-336). This must be filed with the bureauin conjunction with the Statement of Wages (below).

Employers must use the Statement of Wages (LIBC-494C) to calculate the employee’s wages and should senda copy to the injured employee. This form must be submitted concurrently with a Notice of Temporary Com-pensation Payable, Notice of Compensation Payable or an Agreement for Compensation (above).

When an injured worker returns to their previous employment, the insurer may file a Notice of Suspensionor Modification (LIBC-751) within seven days of the injured party’s return to work. Additional LIBC-751s for fur-ther modifications may be filed as necessary within seven days of the modification date.

The insurer must file the LIBC-392 Statement of Account of Compensation Paid with the bureau annually forall open cases. The Statement should also be filed when specific loss benefits end.

More than seven days after an injured employee returns to work, the insurer may file a Supplemental Agree-ment (LIBC-337) to alter the worker’s benefits.

The insurer must file the LIBC-392 Statement of Account of Compensation Paid with the bureau annually forall open cases. The Statement should also be filed when specific loss benefits end.

The Final Receipt (LIBC-340) is filed when an injured worker’s benefits terminate. The worker has three yearsfrom the date of the last received workers’ compensation check to file a claim petition contesting the termi-nation of payments.

Injury

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First Report of Injury

Voluntary Payment

Employee Files Claim Petition

Denial of Payment

Workers’ Compensation Hearing Held

Workers’ Compensation Alternative DisputeResolution Session Held

Decision Rendered

Appeal Made to Commonwealth Court

Employers are required to immediately report all employee injuries to their insurer or, if self-insured, to reportthem to the person responsible for management of the employer’s workers’ compensation program. Employ-ers are also required to file a First Report of Injury (formerly Employer’s Report of Occupational Injury or Dis-ease) with the Bureau of Workers’ Compensation within 48 hours for every injury resulting in death, and afterseven days but within 10 days after the date of injury for all other injuries which result in disability lastingmore than a day, shift or turn of work. This document must be submitted electronically.

Within 21 days from the date the employee provides notification of an injury, the employer/carrier acceptsliability for the injury and issues a Notice of Compensation Payable, a Notice of Temporary CompensationPayable or an Agreement for Compensation. See the Flow of a Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Claim onpage 6 for more detailed information.

Generally, the employee has three years from the date of injury to file a Claim Petition (LIBC-362). The law alsoprovides that injured workers may reopen their claim within three years from the last date an indemnity pay-ment was made on a claim. (Mere paying of medical benefits would not be the same as reopening the claim.)

Workers’ compensation petitions are normally assigned to a workers’ compensation judge by the bureauaccording to the county in which the employee lives.

Appeal Made to Workers’Compensation Appeal Board

Appeal Made to PennsylvaniaSupreme Court

Within 21 days from the date the employee provides notification of an injury, the employer/ carrier deniesliability and issues a Notice of Workers’ Compensation Denial to the employee.

Workers’ Compensation Hearing Scheduled

Case Assigned to Workers’ Compensation Judge

Notice of Injury

Injury

Employers are required to post form LIBC-500, Remember: It is Important to Tell Your Employer About YourInjury, to inform employees of the name, address and phone number of their workers’ compensation insur-ance company, their third-party administrator or internal workers’ compensation contact person.

An employee injury is to be reported to the employer within 21 days; if not reported within 120 days fromdate of injury or having knowledge of a work-related disease, no compensation is allowed (except for casesinvolving progressive diseases).

Once assigned, all parties involved in the case are notified in writing as to the date, time and place of hearing.

A workers’ compensation judge hears evidence presented by both the defendant (employer/insurer) andclaimant at one or more hearings which may be extended by the need to obtain medical evidence and hearother witnesses.

The workers’ compensation judge will schedule the case for mediation, unless the judge concludes it wouldbe futile. If this mediation does not take place or lead to settlement, the parties may at any time ask for aninformal conference or settlement conference with a workers’ compensation judge.

A written decision is circulated to involved parties after a case is closed (all evidence has been submitted andthe judge has everything necessary to render a decision). No further action is taken.

Either party has 20 days from the date the workers’ compensation judge’s decision is circulated to all partiesto file an appeal with the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board.

Either party has 30 days from the date of circulation of the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board’s decisionto file an appeal with the Commonwealth Court.

Either party has 30 days from the date of circulation of the Commonwealth Court’s decision to file a Petitionfor Allowance of an Appeal with the Pennsylvania Supreme Court.

The Flow of a Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Claim (Litigated)

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Funding for Pennsylvania’s Workers’Compensation System

The administration of the Pennsylvania workers’ compensa-tion system is funded by a spending authorization appropri-ated by the state legislature and approved by the governor.The money for these expenditures comes from four specialfunds established through assessments:

1. The Workers’ Compensation Administration FundPurpose: Provides funding for the administrative opera-tions of the bureau, the Workers’ Compensation Office ofAdjudication and the Workers’ Compensation AppealBoard. Assessment Amount: For fiscal year 2005/06, theamount assessed totaled $57,525,231 and represented2.22 percent of compensation paid in calendar year2004.

2. The Supersedeas FundPurpose: To provide relief to employers/insurers for pay-ments made during litigation of claims contestingwhether compensation is payable. When an employ-er/insurer files a petition for termination, modificationor suspension of benefits, a supersedeas hearing canalso be requested. At this hearing, the workers’ compen-sation judge can deny the request or grant a temporaryorder of partial or total suspension of benefits. If therequest is denied, but the final decision of the judge isthat compensation was not payable, the employer/insurer may apply to be reimbursed from the Super-sedeas Fund for “overpayments” made following the ini-tial denial. Assessment Amount: For fiscal year 2005/06, theamount assessed was $22,212,395 and represented 0.85percent of compensation paid in calendar year 2004.

3. The Subsequent Injury FundPurpose: To compensate workers who experience cer-tain losses (For example: arm, hand, leg, foot, eye) sub-sequent to a prior loss. Assessment Amount: The total amount of the fundequals the amount expended from the fund in the pre-ceding year. Law requires the fund to have a minimumfunding of $100,000. For the 2005/06 fiscal year, theamount assessed totaled $278,942 and represented 0.01percent of compensation paid in calendar year 2004.

4. The Self-Insurance Guaranty FundPurpose: To make payments to any eligible claimant ordependents upon the default of the self-insurer liable topay compensation or associated costs due under thePennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Act and the Penn-sylvania Occupational Disease Act as amended in 1993.This fund is used when the securities posted by default-ing companies are exhausted, but can only be used forinjuries occurring after the 1993 amendments. With the passage of Act 53 of 2000, the General Assem-bly created a restricted account within the GuarantyFund called the Prefund Account. The purpose of the Pre-fund Account is to provide for the continuation of bene-fits to workers who were injured prior to 1993 andwhose self-insured employers have gone bankrupt. Orig-

inally, the Prefund Account was financed through thetransfer of interest earned in the Administration Fund.However, in June 2001 the General Assembly enacted Act49 which made the financing of the Prefund Account abudget item of the Administration Fund.Assessment Determination/Amount: For a new self-insurer starting self-insurance after Oct. 30, 1993, theassessment is 0.5 percent of its modified annual premi-um for the 12 months immediately preceding the startof self-insurance. During the 2005/06 fiscal year, all exist-ing and former self-insurers with runoff claims wereassessed at the rate of 1 percent of compensation paidin 2004 to fund additional claims that became theresponsibility of the Guaranty Fund. The Guaranty Fundassessed $5,202,766 during 2005/06.

5. Uninsured Employers Guaranty FundAct 147 established an Uninsured Employers GuarantyFund extending workers’ compensation benefits toinjured workers whose employer fails to insure, or beapproved to self-insure, their liability for work-relatedinjuries. Initial monies for the fund were transferred fromthe Administration Fund, with future funding to be madefrom assessments to insurers and self-insured employ-ers. The department will seek reimbursement of benefitpayments and all related costs from the uninsuredemployer and will pursue possible criminal penalties.We have completed the process and procedures foradministering this fund and are currently acceptingclaims under those procedures. The necessary formsand instructions are available from the Web site atwww.state.pa.us, PA Keyword: workers comp, select“Bureau of Workers’ Compensation,” “Uninsured Employ-er Guaranty Fund.”

Bureau of Workers’ Compensation Administration Fund BudgetFiscal Year 2005/06

Source: Bureau of Workers’ Compensation, Pennsylvania Department of Labor &Industry

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Workers’ Compensation Updates2006 Pennsylvania Asthma Action Plan

The 2006 Pennsylvania Asthma Action Plan is a comprehensive plan to improve the health status and qual-ity of life of Pennsylvania residents affected by asthma. Coor-dinated by the Pennsylvania Department of Health, thisplan was created by a large group of individuals from over20 Pennsylvania-based groups, including a representativefrom the Department of Labor & Industry, Bureau of Workers’ Compensation.

The ultimate goals of the plan are to decrease asthma mor-bidity, mortality, and costs, and to increase the quality oflife for those with asthma. The Pennsylvania Asthma ActionPlan 2006 can be reviewed at www.health.state.pa.us Searchkeyword “Asthma Plan” and click on the first link.

The Workers’ Compensation Rules Committee

The Workers’ Compensation Rules Committee’s purpose isto improve the administration of workers’ compensationproceedings.

Nineteen members make up the Committee, including: thechairman of the Senate Labor & Industry Committee, thechairman of the House Labor Relations Committee, thedirector of the Office of Adjudication, the bureau’s deputychief counsel, the deputy secretary for compensation &insurance, two Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board repre-sentatives, four workers’ compensation judges (chosen fromlawyers and non-lawyers and from metro areas and non-metro areas), four claimant’s attorneys and four defenseattorneys.

During FY 2003/04, the secretary of Labor & Industry recon-stituted the Committee. The Committee is presently consid-ering revisions to the Board Rules and to the Judges Rules,which may be required as a result of Acts numbers 2005-109 and 2006-147 and comments received since December7, 2002, the effective date of the present Board Rules andJudges Rules. During the summer and fall of 2007, the Com-mittee solicited comments from the workers’ compensationcommunity relating to proposed revisions to the BoardRules and to the Judges Rules. All additional commentsshould be submitted in writing to Workers’ CompensationRules Committee Chairman Stanley H. Siegel at P.O. Box 867,Lewistown, PA 17044-0867. The Committee intends to sub-mit its report, containing recommended revisions, to thesecretary of Labor & Industry during the first quarter of 2008.

Workers’ Compensation Advisory Council

The Workers' Compensation Advisory Council was createdunder Section 447 of the Workers' Compensation Act. The

council is composed of eight members, and the secretary ofLabor & Industry is the ex officio member. Members areappointed as follows: one employee and employer repre-sentative by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, oneemployee and employer representative by the Speaker ofthe House of Representatives, one employee and employerrepresentative by the Minority Leader of the Senate andone employee and employer representative by the MinorityLeader of the House of Representatives. Members serve aterm of two years or until their successors have beenappointed.

The council reviews requests for workers' compensationfunding by the department and any assessments againstemployers or insurers related thereto, makes recommenda-tions regarding certification of utilization review organiza-tions and preferred provider organizations, reviews pro-posed legislation and regulations, and reviews the annualmedical accessibility study. Their findings are reported tothe governor, the department secretary and the legislature.

Two co-chairs, representing labor and management, andthe rest of the council hold public meetings to discuss vari-ous issues of the department, bureau and legislature.

Kids’ Chance of Pennsylvania, Inc.

Kids' Chance of Pennsylvania, Inc. is a nonprofit organizationproviding college and vocational school scholarships to chil-dren of Pennsylvania workers who have been seriously orfatally injured in a work-related accident or illness that hasresulted in financial need. Each year, Kids' Chance makes asignificant difference in the lives of affected Pennsylvaniafamilies by providing scholarship support to help eligiblestudents pursue and achieve their higher education goals.

Developed and sustained by concerned groups and individ-uals involved in workers' compensation-related matterssince its founding in 1997, Kids' Chance of Pennsylvania hasawarded 298 scholarship grants to eligible applicants total-ing $439,750. Governor Edward G. Rendell has endorsedKids' Chance of Pennsylvania and serves as the organiza-tion's honorary chairman. Support for Kids' Chance of Penn-sylvania's operations and scholarships comes directly fromtax-deductible charitable contributions made by compa-nies, professional firms and membership organizations, aswell as individuals and community groups. The totalamount disbursed to eligible students each year is depend-ent upon charitable donations received and the qualifica-tions of students who apply. Grants are for one academicyear and generally range from $500 to $1,500. Throughgrants from the ACE INA Foundation, Eastern InsuranceHoldings and Universal SmartComp, Kids' Chance has beenable to provide special grants, generally $5,000, for eligibleapplicants demonstrating a high level of both academicpromise and financial need.

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For more information, to apply for a scholarship or to makea donation, please visit www.kidschanceofpa.org, e-mail:[email protected], or phone: 484-945-2104.

21-Day Compliance

In 2006, the bureau published the First Report of Insurer/Self-Insured Employer Performance with regard to 21-daycompliance on its Web site. The statewide average compli-ance rate for the reporting period 1/1/05–6/30/05 was 64percent.

During the past calendar year, the Claims Management Divi-sion has concentrated its outreach efforts on educatinginsurers and self-insured employers on the bureau's calcu-lation method for 21-day compliance and filing trends thatcan significantly improve compliance rates.

In mid-2007, the bureau issued individual 21-day reports toall insurers and self-insured employers for the reportingperiod 7/1/06–12/31/06 and the statewide average hadrisen to 71 percent. Informational packets were providedalong with the reports to assist the carriers and self-insuredemployers in their review of their reports along with addi-tional filing suggestions.

We are looking for continued improvement in futurereports.

Total Disability Weekly Workers’ Compensation Rates

The following table illustrates the weekly workers’ compen-sation rates used to calculate benefits payable to an injuredemployee.

50 Percent of StatewideStatewide Average Average Weekly Wage/

Weekly Wage/ 50 Percent ofMaximum Compensation Maximum Compensation

Rate Payable Rate Payable

2000 $611.00 2000 $305.50

2001 $644.00 2001 $322.00

2002 $662.00 2002 $331.00

2003 $675.00 2003 $337.50

2004 $690.00 2004 $345.00

2005 $716.00 2005 $358.00

2006* $745.00 2006* $372.50

The compensation rate is 662/3 percent of the employee'saverage weekly wage. If 662/3 percent of the employee'saverage weekly wage is greater than the maximum, therate of compensation payable is equal to the maximum.

If the benefit calculated is less than 50 percent of thestatewide average weekly wage, then the compensationrate shall be the lower of 50 percent of the statewide aver-age weekly wage or 90 percent of the employee's averageweekly wage. There is no absolute minimum.

The maximum compensation rate payable is calculatedannually and is effective January 1 of each year. The calcu-lation of the average weekly wage is defined by the Act.Corresponding figures for years prior to 2000 are maintainedby the bureau. For partial disability, other calculations anddefinitions apply.

*For purposes of calculating the update to payments formedical treatment rendered on and after January 1, 2006,the percentage increase in the statewide average weeklywage is 4.05 percent.

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Bureau PersonnelDepartment/Bureau Organization Chart

Department of Labor & Industry Secretary

Stephen M. Schmerin

Health Care Services

Review Division Chief

Eileen Madigan(717) 787-3486

Self-Insurance

Division Chief

George Knehr(717) 783-4476

Health and Safety

Division Chief

Len Negley(717) 772-1917

Administrative

Division Chief

Deborah Ingram(717) 783-5421

Claims Management

Division Chief

Tom Dinsmore(717) 772-0621

Medical Fee Review

Hearing Office Manager

Anne Fitzpatrick(717) 783-5421

Compliance Section

Manager

John Strawser(717) 787-3567

Information Services

Section Information Officer

Kathleen Dupin(717) 783-5421

Claims Information

Services

1-800-482-2383(717) 772-4447

Employer Information

Services

(717) 772-3702Manager

Mary Dean

Compensation

& Insurance

Deputy Secretary

Elizabeth Crum

Bureau Director

John T. Kupchinsky(717) 783-5421

Labor & Industry

Chief Counsel

Roger H. Caffier

Deputy

Chief Counsel

Thomas J. Kuzma(717) 783-4467

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Director’s OfficeCompliance Section

Primary Functions

Ensure compliance with the Workers’ Com-pensation Act (Act), regulations enacted pur-suant to the Act and orders issued by theworkers’ compensation judges. These func-tions are accomplished through:

a. Educating employers regarding therequirement to insure their workers’ com-pensation liability;

b. Investigating reports of alleged employers’failure to insure their liability and prose-cuting cases of noncompliance in accor-dance with the criminal provisions provid-ed by the Act;

c. Referring allegations of employee fraud tothe appropriate insurance carrier andprosecuting authority and allegations ofemployer, insurer or medical providerfraud to the proper prosecuting authority;

d. Reviewing all work-related minor injuriesto determine if potential child labor lawviolations existed referring said violationsto the Bureau of Labor Law Compliance fordeterminations and collecting any additional compensa-tion due to injured minors;

e. Notifying survivors of their potential survivor rightsunder the Act when fatalities occur;

f. Reviewing and investigating allegations of insurer, self-insurer or third-party administrator violations of the Actto determine if further action is warranted;

g. Processing statutorily-permissible exceptions, exemp-tions and elections for inclusion under the Act.

2006 Accomplishments

1. Mailed the Employer Information pamphlet to 25,939new or modified businesses to better educate employ-

ers about their workers’ compensation responsibilities, along with certificates of insurance to secure information assuring their compliance; 12,732 businesses failed to respond, so a second mailing was sent.

2. Instituted 2,702 new investigations of potential employer failure to insure work-ers’ compensation liability and referred 34 to BWC Legal for prosecution.

3. Referred 17 complaints of employee fraud to the proper insurance carrier for investi-gation.

4. Processed 2,991 corporate executive offi-cer exceptions and 944 religious exemp-tions for exclusion under the Act as well as 4,138 domestic elections for inclusion under the Act.

5. Investigated 374 potential labor law viola-tions that could result in the collection of a 50 percent additional compensation penalty.

Goals

1. Continue to increase the effectiveness of the compliance section’s employer educa-tion program by identifying new ways of

notifying new, modified and existing businesses of theemployer responsibilities.

2. Reduce the time period it takes to investigate and pros-ecute employer found to have committed violations ofSection 305 of the Act.

3. Improve communication with prosecuting counties onthe status and outcome of cases being tried and settled.

4. Increase the number of delinquent employers investigat-ed. “Delinquent” employers in this case are those whohave not acquired a valid Certificate of Workers’ Com-pensation insurance after two attempts to notify themvia letter.

“Throughout 2006, we

continued to pursue

new investigations

for failure to insure

prosecution and also

continued to refer

complaints of

employee fraud to

the proper insurance

carrier for

investigation.”

JOHN STRAWSER

Bureau Divisions

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Director’s OfficeInformation Services Section

Primary Functions

1. Provide employees, employers, the public,workers’ compensation professionals,health care providers, government agen-cies, etc., with accurate and comprehen-sive workers’ compensation information.

2. With department press office approval,provide the media with accurate and time-ly workers’ compensation information.

3. Support the department secretary, thebureau director, the director of adjudica-tion, and the bureau staff in their missions.


1. Developed, planned and coordinated theJune 2006 bureau conference. Approxi-mately 1,000 employers, insurers, healthcare providers, attorneys and others fromthe workers’ compensation communityattended the two-and-a-half-day event.

2. Assisted with developing, planning, adver-tising and coordinating the October 2006Governor’s Occupational Safety and HealthConference. Approximately 1,000 peopleparticipated in the day-and-a-half event,which offered sessions on subjects rang-ing from respiratory protection and agri-cultural safety to building codes and weld-ing hazards.

3. Mailed 104,942 Workers’ Compensationand the Injured Worker pamphlets toworkers for whom the bureau received aFirst Report of Injury and who lost morethan a day, shift or turn of work as a resultof that injury.

4. Responded to over 47,000 workers’ com-pensation inquiries. These included 42,169Helpline telephone calls; 3,264 calls frombusinesses on the Employers’ ServicesHelpline; and 1,633 e-mail questions.

5. Assisted 205 non-English-speaking callers and visitorsvia the Language Line System.

6. Researched and responded to 1,323 inquiries regardingthe workers’ compensation insurance coverage ofemployers through the Pennsylvania Compensation Rat-ing Bureau database.

7. Assisted 71 walk-in visitors with their workers’ compen-sation questions and issues.

8. Responded to more than 250 written workers’ compensation inquiries received from injured workers.

9. Redesigned and published the bureau’s quarterly newsletter, News & Notes. This publication provides an overview of work-ers’ compensation policies, programs and updates. It is distributed to approximately 12,000 employers, insurers, third-party administrators, union representatives, attorneys, health care professionals and the public.

10. Published a monthly electronic employee newsletter.

11. Submitted articles for inclusion in the Pennsylvania Self-Insurer’s Association’s bi-monthly newsletter.

12.Updated the bureau’s Web site to keep the workers’ compensation community apprised of issues pertaining to profession-al employer organizations, lists of author-ized workers’ compensation insurance companies, updates to the medical fee schedule, statistical reports of work injuries and illnesses and Section 305 pros-ecutions.

13.Developed new Web pages for the bureauand Office of Adjudication Web sites.

14.Updated the bureau’s pages on the Labor & Industry Online Network to include bureau and Office of Adjudication employ-ee and office news for access by depart-ment employees.

15. Published the bureau’s FY 2005/06 AnnualReport. This 58-page document provided a thorough review of bureau accomplish-ments, goals and a comprehensive analy-sis of workers’ compensation key statistics.

16. Promoted the nonprofit program “Kids’ Chance of Pennsylvania, Inc.” through newsletter articles and the Web site.

Goals

1. Develop, plan and coordinate the bureau’s annual con-ference in Hershey, Pa.

2. Continue to provide injured workers, employers, the pub-lic, workers’ compensation professionals and govern-ment agencies with accurate and timely informationregarding the Workers’ Compensation Act.

3. Continue to coordinate and supply insurance informa-tion from the Pennsylvania Compensation Rating

“Adjusting to change is

routine in Information

Services. This year, the

Helpline responded to

calls regarding Act 147

as well as answered

inquiries on modifica-

tions to several bureau

forms; the format for

this report went from

a fiscal to calendar

year basis and has

been combined with

the statistical report

previously published

separately; and, we've

altered the method for

creation of the work-

ers’ compensation

conference agenda,

working to improve

even more on this

popular event. We

continue to strive to

meet the challenges

change brings as we

serve our customers.”

KATHLEEN DUPIN

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Bureau, as well as petition forms, to the workers’ com-pensation community.

4. Continue to promote and assist the workers’ compensa-tion community with electronic filing procedures.

5. Coordinate the annual Governor’s Occupational Safetyand Health Conference.

Director’s OfficeMedical Fee Hearing Office

Primary Functions

1. Management and administration of thebureau’s medical fee hearings programwhich includes the following:

a. Review and processing of hearingrequests filed by self-insured employ-ers, insurers and health care providerssubsequent to their receipt of anadverse administrative decision fromthe bureau regarding a medical pay-ment dispute.

b. Scheduling of hearings and issuance ofwritten notice to parties/counsel.

c. Responding to pre-hearing and post-hearing inquiries/correspondence asappropriate.

d. Maintenance/tracking of hearing case files and hear-ing office case activity.

2. The assigned hearing officer responds to prehearing

requests and/or motions concerning legal issues in pending cases and, subsequent to issuance of written notice of a hearing, conducts a de novo administrative hearing, receiving documentary and/or testimonial evidence from the parties and their coun-sel, as appropriate.

3. The assigned hearing officer issues a writ-ten decision/order subsequent to close of the record.


1. Achieved a 31 percent increase in the total number of cases disposed of in 2006.

2. Total case inventory was reduced by 36 percent.

Goals

1. Reduce the average case processing timefrom the date of initial filing to final disposition.

2. Reduce the time elapsed from receipt of a fee reviewhearing request to written acknowledgement of the filing.

“We had a significant

increase this year in

the total number of

cases resolved.”

ANNE FITZPATRICK

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Administrative Division

Primary Functions

1. Prepare yearly budget request for theAdministration Fund. Project, analyze andreport on the Administration Fund expen-ditures (which include the bureau, theOffice of Adjudication, the Workers’ Com-pensation Appeal Board, the Office of ChiefCounsel, the Office of Information Technol-ogy, and Labor & Industry bureaus thatcharge the Fund for services).

2. Issue, collect, and record assessments toreplenish the Administration Fund, Super-sedeas Fund, Subsequent Injury Fund, Self-Insurance Guaranty Fund, and the SmallBusiness Advocate Fund.

3. Process supply/equipment/furniturerequests and procure them for bureauoffices, the Office of Adjudication, and the Workers’Compensation Appeal Board.

4. Provide administrative support to all divisions and fieldoffices within the bureau.

5. Provide personnel advice and services to bureauemployees and managers.

6. Provide mailroom and optical character recognition(OCR) service to the bureau.

7. Coordinate bureau training.


1. Budgeted, monitored and adjusted the Administration Fund as necessary.

2. Assisted the Claims Management Division in processing petition assignments within five days (mailroom and OCR).

3. Processing of all paper documents into the electronic system was improved to within five days.

4. Provided timely status information on col-lection of assessments and bureau confer-ence deposits.

5. Processed personnel actions within seven working days of request.

Goals

1. Assist the Claims Management Division in processingpetitions within five working days.

2. Continue working with vendors, insurance carriers,employers and attorneys to comply with the form sub-mission.

3. Develop and implement an online new employee orien-tation package.

“Administrative

Division is committed

to providing timely

services.”

DEBORAH INGRAM

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Claims Management Division

Primary Functions

1. Serve as a repository for workers’ compen-sation records.

2. Process, record, and review documentsreceived for claims.

3. Assign petitions to workers’ compensationjudges.

4. Provide records to claimants, attorneys,workers’ compensation judges (WCJs), andothers.

5. Collect and assemble statistics for workers’compensation injuries.

6. Evaluate carrier and employer compliancewith the reporting requirements of the Act.

7. Serve as conservator of the SupersedeasReimbursement and Second Injury Funds.

8. Pay claims where the bureau has liabilityunder 305.1 (WCOD), 306(h), OccupationalDisease, and the Subsequent Injury Fund.

9. Communicate with the insurer communityto monitor compliance with the Act and toexpeditiously and accurately processclaims.

10. Continue commitment to improving filingefforts by the insurer community to aidclaim development, provide continuededucational efforts to alleviate processing deficiencies,and improve our ability to communicate and supportthe rights and entitlements of all injured workers.


1. Received and processed 571,993 documents.

2. Of the documents received, 50,724 were petitions, whichwere assigned to WCJs within three days of receipt.

3. Maintained requests for records processing time at anaverage of 10 days or less from receipt, while processing31,411 requests.

4. Prepared and sent 3,396 records for appeals to WCJs’decisions to the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board.

5. Promoted and increased electronic submission, of sever-al petition forms, through the bureau’s Web site to 52percent.

6. Developed and made available an “online claims forms filing” tutorial for the most frequently used claim formsto assist insurance companies, self-insured employers,attorneys, and third-party administrators in meeting fil-ing deadlines.

7. Monitored individual insurers/self-insurers 21-day compliance rates and offered review assistance and counseling to all whom had claims reported during the period 1/1/05 through 6/30/05. Made train-ing available on the bureau’s calculation to insurers, self-insured employers, claims organizations and third-party administra-tors (TPA’s) to assist in raising their compli-ance rates.

8. In June of 2006, published a 21-day rule report card for the reporting period 1/1/05 through 6/30/05 with the following com-parisons:

a. Alphabetically

b. By carrier and percentage of compliance

c. By self-insured employer and percent-age of compliance

d. By group self-insured employer andpercentage of compliance

9. Industry-wide compliance was 64 percent.

10. Continued monitoring individual and industry-wide 21-day compliance rates. The most recent reporting period, 7/1/06 through 12/31/06, reflects an increase to 70 percent in the industry compliance rate. Individual reports will be issued in the second half of 2007.

11. Processed 885 claims and disbursed pay-ment of more than $22 million from the SupersedeasReimbursement Fund.

12. Continued external training sessions for forms submis-sion and processing to insurers and TPA’s.

13.Updated the following forms to meet the needs of theindustry and to deliver improved service and support toworkers’ compensation stakeholders:

a. LIBC-380—Third Party Settlement Agreement

b. LIBC-496—Notice of Workers’ Compensation Denial

c. LIBC-751—Notice of Suspension or Modification

d. LIBC-760—Verification of Employment, Self-Employ-ment or Changes In Physical Condition.

14. Published the 2005 and 2006 editions of the “Pennsylva-nia Work Injuries & Illnesses Report.” This publicationconsists of injury statistics categorized by type of injury,part of body injured, and cause of injury within majorindustry divisions.

15. Completed reorganization of the division to more effec-tively carry out our mission.

“We saw the 21-day

compliance rate

increase from 64 per-

cent to 70 percent

through many sessions

with carriers and self-

insureds this year. But,

we’re looking for full

compliance as the Act

requires and we are

looking forward to

scheduling more

sessions to assist the

industry in reaching

this requirement.”

TOM DINSMORE

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Health Care Services ReviewDivision

Primary Functions

1. Administer the fee review process forhealth care providers who are disputingthe timeliness or amount of paymentreceived for medical care provided toinjured workers.

2. Manage and monitor chargemaster feeschedule data. Under amendments to theAct in 1993, medical reimbursement wascapped based on 1994 Medicare rates thatare adjusted annually.

3. Authorize Utilization Review Organizations(UROs) to review the reasonableness andnecessity of medical treatment whenrequested by the employer/insurer orinjured worker. The division also trains,audits and monitors UROs in regulatoryrequirements.

4. Promulgate a list of physicians qualified toperform Impairment Rating Examinations(IREs) and designate initial IRE physicianwhen requested by employers/self-insureds.

5. Provide certification of Coordinated CareOrganizations.

6. Act as a liaison to independent consultantsperforming medical access studies.

7. Provide education and training to employ-ers, insurers and health care providers asrequested.

8. Act as a resource for all involved parties.


1. Issued 32,391 fee review decisions anddeterminations. This is a 43.5 percentincrease over CY 2005.

2. Continued to update the fee schedule quarterly on thebureau Web site (except for Table I).

3. Monitored and guided work of chargemas-ter vendor MM Associates LLC to insure timely and correct quarterly updates for insurers and self-insureds.

4. Continued to provide specialized training for health care providers to assist in their understanding of the workers’ compensa-tion billing and payment processes, as well as the fee review process. Trained more than 407 providers in bureau-held ses-sions.

5. Continued to provide specialized training on the appropriate and optimal applicationof the workers’ compensation fee sched-ule to over 200 repricers and insurers.

6. Processed and approved 22 annual reportsfor Utilization Review Organizations/Peer Review Organizations (URO/PRO). There are a total of 25 currently authorized URO/PROs.

7. Reviewed and monitored 4,695 Utilization Review/Peer Review Determinations and reviewer reports.

8. Received, reviewed and approved 14 URO/PRO reauthorization applications.

9. Received and reviewed five URO/PRO authorization requests. One was approved and four were denied.

10.Maintained a reviewer database to moni-tor URO/PRO reviewer qualifications and updated this information regularly.

11. Processed 6,501 Utilization Review Requests.

12. Conducted URO/PRO meetings as necessary.

13.Received and processed 2,591 IRE Requests for Designation. This is a 35 per-cent increase from CY 2005.

14.Maintained the list of 78 IRE physicians in159 geographic locations under the new 5th Edition of

“Our major goal

continues to be

revising the Medical

Cost Containment Reg-

ulations in order to

simplify procedures,

improve quality,

respond to stakeholder

requests for changes,

simplify the Bureau

Chargemaster and

lower administrative

costs for both the

stakeholders and the

Bureau. Health Care

Services Review Divi-

sion is also looking at

all internal procedures

in order to improve

customer service. We

continue to keep the

injured worker and

service to all stake-

holders as a priority.”

EILEEN MADIGAN

Goals

1. Make the submission of additional claim forms availableelectronically.

2. Continue monitoring and reporting insurer performancewith 21-day compliance and bureau outreach efforts tobring the industry into full compliance.

3. Continue to assign petitions within five business days.

4. Provide additional claims/petition forms in the “onlineclaims forms filing” tutorial to assist insurance compa-nies, self-insured employers, attorneys and TPA’s inmeeting filing requirements.

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the AMA Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impair-ment. This list is also maintained on the bureau’s Website.

15.Received and reviewed the 2006 Medical Access Studyfrom TLG Research Associates. The study continues toindicate high levels of injured workers satisfied withtheir medical treatment. It also indicates that injuredworkers with Provider Panel Lists have a high satisfactionlevel, return to work over 30 percent sooner and contin-ue to treat with the panel providers after the initial 90days. The education of employers and injured workers isstill needed. The study also continues to report PPO dis-counts and late payment as the health care providers’main concerns.

16. Continued improvements of service to customers/stake-holders through increased education for health careproviders, employers and insurers. This included provid-ing speakers at 39 educational seminars attended by inexcess of 2,000 individuals. These speaking engage-ments included eight in-service training sessions forinsurers/self-insurers/TPAs.

17. Sent out 900+ fee review information packets.

Goals

Medical Fee Review Section

1. Continue to provide quarterly fee schedule updates andWeb site updates.

2. Provide education and support to health care providers,employers and insurers as needed and requested. Thiswill continue to include yearly educational training forrepricers, insurers and health care providers at bureauheadquarters.

3. Continue to explore methods of reducing the size andcomplexity of the chargemaster database and simplify-ing the update process.

4. Continue to examine and enhance bureau processes inorder to meet the standard of 30 day completion for feereviews.

Medical Treatment Review Section

1. Authorize and reauthorize URO/PROs as requested andrequired.

2. Monitor URO/PRO Determination Face Sheet Packages forcompliance with the Medical Cost Containment regula-tions.

3. Conduct random, on-site audits of URO/PRO operationsin accordance with Medical Cost Containment regula-tions.

4. Continue to educate insurers, employers, attorneys andinjured workers concerning the Utilization Reviewprocess and conduct semi-annual meetings forURO/PROs.

IRE Program

1. Update the Web site IRE list on a monthly basis.

2. Process Requests for Designation in a timely manner.

General

1. Conduct quarterly meetings with the Insurer/ProviderMedical Cost Containment Committee.

2. Review public comments on proposed Medical Cost Con-tainment revised regulations. Hold several open stake-holder meetings across the state to discuss publishedproposed regulations.

3. Upon passage of revised Medical Cost Containment Reg-ulations, implement new processes/procedures and pro-vide educational sessions for stakeholder groups.

4. Continue to provide education and training throughseminars and insurer/provider in-services on MedicalCost Containment issues and processes. Where appropri-ate, extend these efforts for workers.

5. Monitor contractor’s performance and preparation of2007 Medical Access Study report in accordance with theAct and distribute these upon completion.

6. Participate in the annual Bureau Conference.

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Health and Safety Division

Primary Functions

1. Evaluate employer applications for certifi-cation of employer workplace safety com-mittees for eligibility for workers’ compen-sation insurance premium discounts asallowed under Article X of the Act. Provideassistance and guidance to employers inthe establishment of safety committees,in the interpretations of requirements forcertification and in the correction of appli-cation deficiencies prior to submission.

2. Generate certification renewal applicationsand evaluate submitted applications forcontinuing eligibility for annual workers’compensation premium discounts.

3. Review annual reports of accident and ill-ness prevention services and programsfrom Pennsylvania licensed workers’ com-pensation carriers, self-insured employersand group self-insurance funds.

4. Determine the necessity for, and conducton-site audits of accident and illness pre-vention services and programs and certi-fied safety committees. Configure andmonitor deficiency correction programs asnecessary to resolve program or serviceinadequacies.

5. Based upon report reviews, audit out-comes and deficiency correction programresults, formulate recommendations ofprogram or service adequacy or adher-ence to certification requirements for con-sideration in whether to recommend con-tinuance of self-insurance status, carrierlicensure or certification status.

6. Develop and disseminate health and safety-related information to members ofthe regulated community and the generalpublic concerning workplace safety com-mittee certification/re-certification proce-dures and requirements, mandatory accident and illnessprevention program and service elements, and safety-related training and annual reporting requirements.

7. Administer the process to review credentials in thehealth and safety field for recognition by the Depart-ment of Labor & Industry as acceptable qualificationsfor accident and illness prevention service providers.Review individual qualifications for acceptability as rec-ognized safety committee instructors.

8. Support and participate in the WorkSAFE PA initiative,

which provides direction and coordination foractivities and programs aimed at increasingworkplace safety throughout the common-wealth. Manage the process to nominate,select and recommend employers for theGovernor’s Award for Safety Excellence.


1. Granted initial certification to a cumula-tive total of 7,175 workplace safety com-mittees covering over 957,483 employees as of December 31, 2006. The cumulative number of approved workplace safety committee certification renewals totaled 28,003. Approximate employer premium discount savings now total more than $270 million.

2. Received and processed a total of 654workplace safety committee initial appli-cations and 3,833 workplace safety com-mittee renewal applications.

3. Continued to update e-mail databases for the various client groups to provide an electronic means of communication with the workers’ compensation safety clients.

4. Released all necessary self-insured, group fund and insurer-required filing reports within required time frames.

5. Evaluated the acceptability of accident and illness prevention programs and serv-ices of 1,333 insurers and self-insured employers through annual required reports.

6. Conducted 282 on-site audits of licensed workers’ compensation insurer and self-insured employer accident and illness pre-vention programs and services and certi-fied workplace safety committees. Con-ducted an average of 23 on-site audits per month.

7. Managed the process to select and award the Governor’s Award for Safety Excellence

to seven Pennsylvania companies. Conducted on-sitevisits.

8. Refined the framework and design for the Pennsylvania Safety and Health Training Institute, a Web-based com-pilation and schedule of health and safety-related train-ing and information available from both state agenciesand other sources. The institute will offer instruction toemployers and members of the general public regardingworkplace and general safety and health topics includ-ing training and informational sessions delivered bynumerous commonwealth agencies.

“The development of

"HandS" (Health and

Safety's new online

filing and data process-

ing system) is still on

target for an early

2007 launch thanks to

the outstanding efforts

of our Information

Technology and Divi-

sion staffs. "HandS"

will be a giant leap

forward in improved

service to our cus-

tomers who will be

able to file all required

reports and applica-

tions online. Time-

sensitive documents

will reach us sooner;

data will be more

accurate with up-front

editing; and evaluation

time will be greatly

reduced."

LEN NEGLEY

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9. Continued the development of the HandS (Health andSafety) integrated information processing and datamanagement system. Scheduled for launch in April 2007,HandS eliminates the need for paper exchange of infor-mation by allowing customers to file all time-sensitive,required annual report forms and certification applica-tions electronically. Customers can also interface withdivision personnel over the Internet for any additionallyrequired data exchange.

Goals

1. Increase outreach efforts to employers and members ofthe general public through information seminars, confer-ence education events, written publications and Website information concerning the certification process,training and accident and illness prevention programsand services requirements.

2. Promote the administration’s WorkSAFE PA initiativethrough participation in seminars, association meetingsand written publications.

3. Expand promotional and outreach activities to increaseapplications for the Governor’s Award for Safety Excel-lence and for the workplace safety committee certifica-tion program.

4. Decrease, through educational and procedural improve-ment efforts and communication, the percentage ofemployers who fail to achieve certification status.

5. Conduct a total of 250 audits of the accident and illnessprevention programs and services of workers’ compen-sation insurers, self-insured employers, group self-insur-ance funds and of employers with certified workplacesafety committees.

6. Complete the development and release of an insurer’annual data profile report comparing individual insurersto overall “averages” developed from cumulative annualreport data. Complete development of a similar dataprofile for self-insured employers.

7. Complete the development and launch of the Pennsylva-nia Safety and Health Training Institute, including com-mencement with identified stakeholder groups.

8. Reconfigure health and safety-related information onthe bureau and department Web sites to be more cus-tomer-friendly through topical reorganization, reviseddescription and improved data linkage.

9. Complete development and implementation of theHandS system.

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Legal Division

Primary Functions

1. All legal services provided to the bureauare coordinated through the department’sOffice of Chief Counsel and the Governor’sOffice of General Counsel. Attorneys repre-senting the bureau and its support staffare responsible for defending any legalchallenges to the bureau’s implementa-tion of the workers’ compensation system.

2. Responsible for preparing and coordinatingcriminal prosecutions of employers whofail to maintain workers’ compensationcoverage for workers.

3. Responsible for defending claims broughtagainst certain statutorily created funds.For example, attorneys associated withthe bureau represent the commonwealthin claims against the Supersedeas Fund, aswell as the Subsequent Injury Fund andclaims under the Occupational Disease Act.

4. Reviews statutes and regulations (federal and state)potentially impacting the workers’ compensation com-munity. In addition, draft bills, regulations and state-ments of policy at the behest of the client to either cor-rect deficiencies or make enhancements to the system.

5. Routinely answers inquiries from the public, includingwritten correspondence sent from departmental per-sonnel and telephone calls that are handled by dutyweek law clerks and attorneys.


1. Publication of Proposed Regulations: 34 Pa. Code Ch. 127(relating to Health Care Cost Containment)—In 2006, theWorkers’ Compensation Division of the Office of ChiefCounsel (WC Division) advised the Department on thedevelopment of proposed amendments to Title 34,Chapter 127 of the Pennsylvania Bulletin. This proposedrulemaking was published at 36 Pa.B. 2913 on June 10,2006, and is designed to update and clarify require-ments and procedures for review and reimbursement ofmedical expenses for work-related injuries under theWorkers’ Compensation Act (WC Act).

2. Defense of Statutory and Regulatory Authority:

Commonwealth v. Condosta, William/Corban Corp. d/b/aEncor Coatings, Inc., 909 A.2d 406 (Pa. Super. 2006), allo-catur granted, 922 A.2d 872 (2007)—In an Opinion andOrder filed October 4, 2006, the Superior Court of Penn-sylvania held that the Commonwealth may commencecriminal proceedings against an uninsured employer forup to five years following the offense, in contrast to thetwo-year statute of limitations asserted by the Defen-

dants. The WC Division filed a brief on behalf of the Bureau of Workers’ Compen-sation (Bureau) as amicus curiae in this matter.

Chiro-Med Review Co. v. Department of Labor & Indus., 908 A.2d 980 (Pa. Cmwlth. 2006)—On September 28, 2006, the Com-monwealth Court granted the Bureau’s motion to quash this matter, and denied Chiro-Med Review Company’s (Chiro-Med’s)request for damages from the Department.Specifically, the Court held that sovereign immunity barred Chiro-Med from seeking monetary damages and other affirmative relief from the Department for its exercise of authority relating to the authorization and operation of Utilization Review Organi-zations.

3. Recovery of Assets to Secure Workers’ Compensation Benefit Payments: Com-monwealth v. Philadelphia AFL/CIO Hosp. Ass’n d/b/a John F. Kennedy Mem’l Hosp.,(No. 769 M.D. 2003; Pa. Cmwlth.)—In 2006,

the Department instituted and successfully completedan action to recover $115,323.66 from John F. KennedyMemorial Hospital (JFK Hospital). This amount will beused to secure payment of workers’ compensation ben-efits to injured former JFK Hospital employees, and rep-resented a full and final settlement of JFK Hospital’s lia-bility.

4. Supersedeas Fund Reimbursement—Throughout thecourse of 2006, the WC Division has successfully limitedthe costs and exposures of the Supersedeas Fund (Fund)in various circumstances. The division successfully repre-sented the Fund in the following matters:

ConocoPhillips v. Worker’s Compensation Appeal Bd.(Logan), 890 A.2d 1160 (Pa. Cmwlth. 2006)—In an Opinionand Order dated January 19, 2006, the CommonwealthCourt held that the self-insured employer, ConocoPhillips,was not entitled to Supersedeas Fund Reimbursementbecause it did not make payments “as a result of thedenial of supersedeas” as required by section 443 of theWC Act, 77 P.S. § 999. Specifically, the CommonwealthCourt held that the WCAB’s Special Rules (allowing theBoard 50 days to render a decision on a supersedeasrequest), operated as a stay of an employer’s obligationto pay under the WC Act. Because the self-insuredemployer paid during this period of time, it did not makepayments “as a result of the denial of supersedeas,” andwas therefore not entitled to reimbursement from theFund.

Kidd-Parker v. Workers’ Compensation Appeal Bd.(Philadelphia School Dist.), 907 A.2d 33 (Pa. Cmwlth. 2006),allocatur den’d, 916 A.2d 1104 (2007)—In an Opinion and

“During 2006, the Legal

Division continued

to assist our clients

in ensuring fairness

and equity to all

participants in the

WC system.”

THOMAS J. KUZMA

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Order dated April 25, 2006 the Commonwealth Courtdirected the self-insured employer, the PhiladelphiaSchool District, to repay $54,725.88 to the Fund. In thismatter, the Fund paid reimbursement to the employerprior to the employer’s successful recovery of a$73,868.54 subrogation lien. Because both Fund reim-bursement and the subsequent subrogation lien reim-bursed the employer for the same benefits, the Com-monwealth Court ordered the employer to reimbursethe Fund to prevent an inequitable double recovery andan improper shifting of liability to the Fund.

5. The following is a history of the WC Division’s successfulsection 305 prosecutions for 2006:

Commonwealth v. Abakporo, Edmund E./Abakporo, Ako-lam/E.E.A. Inv., Inc. d/b/a Edmund Personal Care Home—OnJune 6, 2006, this corporate defendant pled guilty to twomisdemeanors of the third degree, agreed to pay out-standing medical bills in the amount of $1,472, costs tothe Bureau of $111, and a fine of $2,900. The Bureauwithdrew the charges against Edmund E. Abakporo andAkolam Abakporo. This business is currently in compli-ance. (York County)

Commonwealth v. Demento, G. Edward/Ed Demento Con-str., Inc.—On October 23, 2006, Defendant G. EdwardDemento agreed to pay a fine of $4,000 for his violationof the Act. Upon full payment of the fine, the Office ofthe District Attorney withdrew all charges. (AlleghenyCounty)

Commonwealth v. Derkack, Anthony d/b/a Tony DerkackEnterprises—On February 16, 2006, Defendant AnthonyDerkack pleaded guilty to five consolidated misde-meanor counts of failing to maintain workers’ compen-sation coverage. The defendant was placed on probationfor five years, ordered to pay $30,134.09 in restitution tohis injured employee and ordered to pay costs of prose-cution. (Allegheny County)

Commonwealth v. Desai, Asha & Milind d/b/a Mione’sMarket—On September 22, 2006, the defendants wereplaced in the Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition(ARD) program for one year and paid restitution totaling$67,397.02 plus court costs and fees. Defendants werecharged with 11 misdemeanor violations of the thirddegree. (Dauphin County)

Commonwealth v. Firman, Bernard/Forbes Studio II, Inc.d/b/a Stratus Night Club—On November 27, 2006, Defen-dant Bernard Firman paid final restitution to his injuredemployee in the amount of $12,784 in medical bills andattorney fees. Upon payment of full restitution, theOffice of the District Attorney withdrew the charges.(Allegheny County)

Commonwealth v. Harris, Phillip/Talex, Inc. d/b/a Whisper-ing Pines Assisted Living—Defendant Phillip Harris pledguilty to five misdemeanor counts of failing to maintain

workers’ compensation coverage and paid full restitutionto an injured employee. On April 10, 2006, Harris wassentenced to five years of “intermediate punishment”and ordered to pay a $250 fine and costs. Talex, Inc. iscurrently insured. (Adams County)

Commonwealth v. Herr, Warren G./National Digitech, Inc.—On December 21, 2006, defendant Warren G. Herrentered the ARD program and agreed to pay costs andrestitution to his injured employee totaling $155,320.67.National Digitech is no longer in business. (CambriaCounty)

Commonwealth v. Hontz, David/Sekunda, Philip d/b/aWyoming Valley Prof’l Ambulance—On December 28,2006, Defendant David Hontz pled guilty to one misde-meanor charge of the third degree. The defendant wasordered to serve one year probation and pay restitutionin the amount of $6,116.47, plus court costs. The LuzerneCounty Insurance Fraud Task Force withdrew chargesagainst Defendant Sekunda. (Luzerne County)

Commonwealth v. Hook, Sally K. d/b/a Sissy Pooh’s—OnJanuary 5, 2006, Defendant Sally K. Hook pled guilty toone misdemeanor count of failing to maintain workers’compensation coverage. On February 1, 2006, the defen-dant was ordered to pay restitution of $71,771.58, a $500fine plus costs, and was placed on probation for a termof 12 months. (Colombia County)

Commonwealth v. Kern, Charles W. d/b/a Charles Kern Dis-trib.—Defendant pled guilty to two misdemeanors of thethird degree. The defendant was sentenced to two yearsprobation, paid a $1,000 fine and paid restitution in theamount of $11,000 to the estate of his injured employ-ee. (Delaware County)

Commonwealth v. Lepley, Dwight G. d/b/a Wheel HorseWood Products—On January 17, 2006, Defendant DwightG. Lepley pled guilty to 20 misdemeanor counts of thethird degree. On April 19, 2006, the defendant was sen-tenced to 20 years of probation and ordered to pay resti-tution of $184,088.73 to his injured employee, perform25 hours of community service and pay costs of prose-cution. (Somerset County)

Commonwealth v. Lewis, Russell W. & Maria E./Russell’sRestaurant, Inc.—On October 31, 2006, Defendant MariaLewis pled guilty to one misdemeanor charge of thethird degree and was placed on probation for twelvemonths. She was ordered to pay a fine of $14,541, reim-burse the Department’s costs of $61, and pay the costsof prosecution. The Office of the District Attorney with-drew charges against Defendant Russell Lewis. (ColumbiaCounty)

Commonwealth v. Madonna, Jr., Vincent J. d/b/a MadonnaTrucking & Demolition—On April 19, 2006, Defendant Vin-cent J. Madonna pled guilty to one consolidated misde-meanor count of the third degree and was placed on

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probation for 12 months. The defendant was alsoordered to pay restitution of approximately $5,300 to hisinjured employee. (Schuylkill County)

Commonwealth v. Montemayor, George/Big Dog AutoSales, Inc.—On February 21, 2006, Defendant George Mon-temayor pled guilty to five misdemeanor counts of thethird degree, was ordered to pay restitution of$17,498.60 plus costs, and was placed on six months ofsupervised probation. (Cumberland County)

Commonwealth v. Shaible, Gary—On March 6, 2006, thedefendant paid restitution to his injured employee in theamount of $4,885.07. Upon such payment, the FayetteCounty Office of the District Attorney agreed to with-draw all charges. (Fayette County)

Commonwealth v. Steffan, David t/a Cars of Pittsburgh,Inc.—On February 10, 2006, Defendant David Steffan paidfull restitution to his injured employee. At such time, theAllegheny County Office of Attorney General agreed towithdraw all charges. (Allegheny County)

Commonwealth v. Wagner, Larry R. d/b/a Wagner Roof-ing—On October 25, 2006, Defendant Larry Wagner pledguilty to nine misdemeanor charges of the third degree.

The defendant was placed on probation for two yearsand was ordered to pay a fine of $22,500 to the FranklinCounty Law Library, $57 to the Department of Labor andIndustry, and any associated court costs, and to remainin compliance with the WC Act. (Franklin County)

Commonwealth v. Waltersdorff, Ronald t/a Ronald Wal-tersdorff Electric—On April 13, 2006, Defendant RonaldWaltersdorff pled guilty to one consolidated felonycount of the third degree. The defendant was placed onfive years probation, was ordered to pay restitution of$13,633.75 to his injured employee, maintain workers’compensation insurance, perform 50 hours of communi-ty service and pay the costs of prosecution. (York County)

Commonwealth v. Westcliffe Delivery Serv., Inc.—Defen-dant was placed in the ARD program for 12 months andagreed to pay fines and costs in the amount of $3,383.(Delaware County)

Goals

1. Continue to implement the mission of the Office of ChiefCounsel, providing our clients with superior professionallegal services by assisting them in achieving their objec-tives within the bounds of the law.

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Self-Insurance Division

Primary Functions

1. Process and decide applications of individ-ual employers for self-insurance statusunder Section 305 of the Workers’ Com-pensation Act and Section 305 of thePennsylvania Occupational Disease Act; setconditions for self-insurance and monitorself-insured employers’ compliance withthese conditions. As of December 31, 2006,there were 791 employers authorized toself-insure their liability.

2. Process and decide applications of groupsof employers to operate as group self-insurance funds under Article VIII of theAct; regulate and monitor the financialconditions of the group funds, includingthe setting of rates, the maintenance ofsurplus and the distribution of dividendsto members. As of December 31, 2006, 18group self-insurance funds were operatingcovering 922 employers in the common-wealth.

3. Collect and tabulate information neededto issue assessments against insurers and self-insurersto maintain special funds established under the Act.

4. Administer the Self-Insurance Guaranty Fund and theuse of financial security to remedy defaults of self-insur-ers. The guaranty fund and its special Prefund Account,which applies to claimants injured before 1993, providebenefits to approximately 316 claimants, with totalreserves of $32 million.


1. Oversaw the transfer of claims payment, administrationand defense functions of a large, bankrupt self-insuredemployer to the Self-Insurance Guaranty Fund.

2. Processed over 800 renewal applications and 21 new applications for individual self-insurance status, 351 claims status reports of runoff self-insurers and 24 group self-insurance fund annual reports and rate requests.

3. Calculated and issued five assessments to finance the operation of special funds under the Act.

4. Working with the Office of Information Technology, implemented a component of the bureau’s comprehensive information management system to automate the monitoring of claims activity and liabilities of sureties and other parties that have assumed claims payment responsibilities through self-insurance defaults.

5. With the assistance of the bureau’s con-tracted claims service company and legal counsel, reduced the number of claims being paid from the Self-Insurance Guar-anty Fund for defaults of one year or longer from 355 at the beginning of the year to 316 at the end of the year.

Goals

1. Continue to evaluate suggestions for improving objectivecriteria and standards to quality for self-insurance.

2. Issue a request for proposal to vendors for adjusting andevaluation services for the administration and paymentof Self-Insurance Guaranty Fund, Prefund Account andUninsured Employer Guaranty Fund claims.

3. Update loss development spreadsheet printouts distrib-uted to self-insurance applicants to improve their useful-ness and clarity.

“Conditions relating to

the operation of a self-

insurance program,

including the availabili-

ty and cost of security,

excess insurance and

claims administration,

were stable through-

out 2006.”

GEORGE KNEHR

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Work Injuries and Illnesses • PA 2006Scope

The information provided in this section is based on FirstReports of Injuries which occurred during 2006 to workersemployed by businesses covered by the Act. These reportsare filed with the Bureau of Workers’ Compensation,Department of Labor & Industry.

Pursuant to the provisions of the Act, all work injuries andillnesses resulting in death, permanent impairment or lossof time beyond a day or shift of occurrence are required tobe reported to the bureau.

Federal employees, maritime workers and railroad workersin interstate commerce are covered under their respectivefederal workers’ compensation programs. Injuries and ill-nesses of these workers are not included in these statistics.

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Work Injuries and Illnesses

During 2006, 110,657 lost-time work injury and illness caseswere reported to the Bureau of Workers’ Compensation.This year’s total of 110,657 is 8.2 percent higher than the102,259 reported in 2005.

Fatalities increased to 133 in 2006 from 122 in the previousyear.

The Work Injury and Illness Rate (the number of lost-timework injuries per 1,000 workers)1/ was 19.0 in 2006. In 2005,the rate was 17.7.

About 55.3 percent (61,151 cases) of the 110,657 injury andillness cases occurred in Manufacturing, Educational &Health Services and Trade, Transportation & Utilities. Therewere 24,101 cases from Trade, Transportation & Utilities for21.8 percent, 18,914 cases from Educational & Health Ser-vices for 17.1 percent and 18,136 cases from Manufacturingfor 16.4 percent. More than 50 (54.9%) percent (73) of the133 fatal cases in 2006 came from Trade, Transportation &Utilities, Manufacturing & Construction. Twenty-five andsix-tenths (25.6) percent of the fatal cases came from Trade,Transportation & Utilities. Construction had 15.8 percent ofall fatal cases and Manufacturing had 13.5 percent of allfatal cases. Natural Resources and Mining had the highestinjury and illness rate among the major industry divisionsin 2006 at 54.5. The previous year’s high rate was 51.0 alsoin Natural Resources and Mining. Of the 12 major industrydivisions, 11 showed an increase in injuries in 2006, whileonly Information Services showed a decrease.

Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing: 669 Injuries

• Most frequent TYPE of injury: SPRAINS and STRAINS—226INJURIES, 33.8%.

• BODY PART affected most often: UPPER EXTREMITIES—210 INJURIES, 31.4%.

• Most frequent CAUSE of injury: OVEREXERTION—153INJURIES, 22.9%.

• Median age of injured workers: 38.7.

• County with the most injured workers: CHESTER.

Natural Resources & Mining: 1,129 Injuries





• County with the most injured workers: INDIANA

Construction: 10,055 Injuries

• Most frequent TYPE of injury: SPRAINS and STRAINS—3,592 INJURIES, 37.6%.

• BODY PART affected most often: UPPER EXTREMITIES—3,333 INJURIES, 31.6%.

• Most frequent CAUSE of injury: OVEREXERTION—2,554INJURIES, 27.8%.


• County with the most injured workers: ALLEGHENY.

Manufacturing: 18,136 Injuries





• County with the most injured workers: BERKS.

Trade, Transportation & Utilities: 24,101 Injuries





• County with the most injured workers: PHILADELPHIA.

Information: 1,081 Injuries





• County with the most injured workers: ALLEGHENY.

Financial Activities: 3,323 Injuries



• Most frequent CAUSE of injury: OVEREXERTION—979INJURIES, 29.9%.1/ See Table 2 on Page 34 for Work Injury and Illness Rates in selected industries.

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Professional & Business Services: 9,383 Injuries






Educational & Health Services: 18,914 Injuries






Leisure & Hospitality Services: 6,528 Injuries



• Most frequent CAUSE of injury: STRUCK BY—1,307INJURIES, 18.9%.



Other Services: 2,661 Injuries






Public Administration: 14,675 Injuries






Collection Process of First Report of Injury

In 2006, the bureau received First Reports of Injury by twodifferent methods, electronic data interchange (EDI), or bythe Internet (bureau Web site). In 2006, we collected via EDI90% of the 110,657 submitted. As of the end of 2006, wehave 99 EDI trading partners and 610 employers, insurersand third-party administrators submitting First Reports ofInjury via the Web.

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Table 1. Work Injuries and Illnesses by Major Industry, Pennsylvania 2006

% ChangeIndustry Divisions 2006 2005 2005 to 2006

All Industries Total 110,657 102,259 8.2%

Fatal 133 122 *

Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting Total 669 612 9.3%Fatal 2 1 *

Natural Resources & Mining Total 1,129 1,004 12.5%Fatal 4 4 *

Construction Total 10,055 9,293 8.2%Fatal 21 14 *

Manufacturing Total 18,136 17,332 4.6%Fatal 18 16 *

Trade, Transportation, & Utilities Total 24,101 23,271 3.6%Fatal 34 34 *

Information Total 1,081 1,166 -7.3%Fatal 2 0 *

Financial Activities Total 3,323 2,894 14.8%Fatal 8 4 *

Professional & Business Services Total 9,383 8,915 5.2%Fatal 14 13 *

Educational & Health Services Total 18,914 17,765 6.5%Fatal 5 11 *

Leisure & Hospitality Services Total 6,528 5,894 10.8%Fatal 13 6 *

Other Services Total 2,661 2,577 3.3%Fatal 2 4 *

Public Administration Total 14,675 11,525 27.3%Fatal 10 15 *

Industry Not Stated Total 2 11 -81.8%Fatal 0 0 *

* Percent change not calculated for fatal cases.

Source: Bureau of Workers’ Compensation, Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry

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Historical Series—Work Injuries and Illnesses, Pennsylvania 2006

Year Total Fatal Non Fatal Year Total Fatal Non Fatal Year Total Fatal Non Fatal

1916 255,616 2,670 252,946 1947 124,883 1,193 123,690 1978 157,849 367 157,482

1917 227,980 3,072 224,908 1948 117,742 1,084 116,658 1979 169,768 406 169,362

1918 184,844 3,403 181,441 1949 94,514 891 93,623 1980 147,466 364 147,102

1919 152,544 2,569 149,975 1950 96,372 909 95,463 1981 141,266 272 140,994

1920 174,979 2,528 172,451 1951 102,181 941 101,240 1982 128,031 262 127,769

1921 140,197 1,924 138,273 1952 95,001 819 94,182 1983 121,880 276 121,604

1922 146,255 1,890 144,365 1953 92,635 862 91,773 1984 135,972 278 135,694

1923 200,435 2,412 198,023 1954 79,168 773 78,395 1985 135,258 277 134,981

1924 177,539 2,209 175,330 1955 83,884 723 83,161 1986 138,168 265 137,903

1925 176,379 2,009 174,370 1956 86,839 744 86,095 1987 139,706 291 139,415

1926 180,400 2,116 178,284 1957 82,444 770 81,674 1988 146,461 267 146,194

1927 160,743 2,053 158,690 1958 69,904 639 69,265 1989 148,445 237 148,208

1928 152,498 2,065 150,433 1959 80,039 659 79,380 1990 158,030 235 157,795

1929 165,657 2,000 163,657 1960 78,947 701 78,246 1991 145,667 183 145,484

1930 144,669 1,752 142,917 1961 75,986 672 75,314 1992 143,268 208 143,060

1931 111,458 1,482 109,976 1962 79,549 671 78,878 1993 136,769 202 136,567

1932 85,099 1,063 84,036 1963 80,891 599 80,292 1994 130,093 206 129,887

1933 85,642 1,029 84,613 1964 87,972 673 87,299 1995 118,313 167 118,146

1934 93,024 1,122 91,902 1965 90,138 649 89,489 1996 102,132 145 101,987

1935 90,022 1,103 88,919 1966 94,275 659 93,616 1997 88,451 137 88,314

1936 108,036 1,133 106,903 1967 92,173 666 91,507 1998 85,783 96 85,687

1937 131,147 1,246 129,901 1968 96,512 626 95,886 1999 82,676 121 82,555

1938 99,024 1,100 97,924 1969 98,879 672 98,207 2000 80,133 114 80,019

1939 103,607 1,204 102,403 1970 99,182 630 98,552 2001 90,405 134 90,271

1940 109,475 1,278 108,197 1971 94,000 583 93,417 2002 95,206 146 95,060

1941 130,403 1,338 129,065 1972 114,221 564 113,657 2003 99,161 140 99,021

1942 139,565 1,554 138,011 1973 134,866 495 134,371 2004 93,566 130 93,436

1943 135,491 1,423 134,068 1974 133,450 405 133,045 2005 102,259 122 102,137

1944 128,934 1,316 127,618 1975 128,010 390 127,620 2006 110,657 133 110,524

1945 118,682 1,197 117,485 1976 141,729 397 141,332

1946 117,356 1,136 116,220 1977 152,646 407 152,239


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Type of Injury or Illness

Sprain, strain injuries (47,690) accounted for 43.1 percent ofthe total cases reported in 2006. Twenty-six percent of thecases were contusions, crushes, bruises (15,917 cases, 14.4percent) and cuts, lacerations, punctures (12,847 cases, 11.6percent). (See Figure 1 and Table 3.) The majority of thesprain, strain cases (18,447 cases, 38.7 percent)

affected the trunk area. Most of the cuts, lacerations, punc-tures (9,225 cases, 71.8 percent) occurred to the upperextremities, and the greatest number of contusions, crush-es, bruises (5,166 cases, 32.5 percent) involved the lowerextremities. (See Table 6.)

Figure 1. Percentage Distribution by Type of Injury or Illness, Pennsylvania 2006

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Part of Body Affected

Injuries to the upper extremities (arms, wrists, hands, fin-gers, shoulders) accounted for about 32.9 percent (36,451) ofthe total cases reported in 2006. Back injuries alone (18,954)represented 17.1 percent of the annual total. The trunk(chest, back, abdomen) were injured in 22.2 percent of thecases (24,513) and the lower extremities (legs, knees,ankles, feet, toes, hips) 22.3 percent

(24,669) of the cases. (See Figure 2. and Table 4.) Most of thetrunk area injuries (18,447, 75.3 percent) were sprains andstrains. More than 25.3 percent (9,225) of the upper extrem-ity injuries were cuts, lacerations, punctures and 48.1 per-cent (11,876) of the lower extremity injuries were sprainsand strains. (See Table 6.)

Figure 2. Percentage Distribution by Part of Body Affected, Pennsylvania 2006

TOTAL CASES • 110,657 (100.0%)

NECK • 2,691 (2.4%)

UPPER EXTREMITIES •

36,451 (32.9%)

Arms • 6,388 (5.8%)Wrists • 4,125 (3.7%)Hands • 6,051 (5.5%)Fingers • 8,226 (7.4%)Shoulders • 6,703 (6.1%)

MULTIPLE PARTS •

12,508 (11.3%)

BODY SYSTEMS •

607 (0.5%)

HEAD • 9,173 (8.3%)

Eyes • 4,093 (3.7%)Face • 1,032 (0.9%)

TRUNK • 24,513 (22.2%)

Chest • 1,761 (1.6%)Back • 18,954 (17.1%)Abdomen • 2,510 (2.3%)

LOWER EXTREMITIES •

24,669 (22.3%)

Legs • 12,549 (11.3%)Knees • 9,037 (8.2%)Ankles • 5,375 (4.9%)Feet • 3,912 (3.5%)Toes • 986 (0.9%)Hips • 967 (0.9%)

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Cause of Injury

Overexertion (lifting, pulling, pushing, etc.) was the leadingcause of injury in 2006. There were 34,179 cases of this acci-dent type, which represented 33.4 percent of the totalnumber reported. Being struck by objects (falling, flying,etc.) was the next leading cause of injury with 18,140 casesreported (17.7 percent), followed by bodily reaction injuries(11,122, 10.9 percent). (See Figure 3 and Table 5.)

Most of the overexertion cases (27,806, 81.4 percent) result-ed in sprains or strains. The largest number of struck byaccidents (5,449, 30.0 percent) produced contusion, crushingand bruises. Almost 59.0 percent (6,563) of the injuriesresulting from bodily reactions caused sprains or strains.(See Table 7.)

Figure 3. Percentage Distribution by Cause of Injury, Pennsylvania 2006

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Age of Injured Worker

Workers in the 45- through 49-year-age group sustained thegreatest number of injuries in 2006. This age group had13,748 cases that represented 12.4 percent of the totalreported. The median age of injured workers in 2006 was41.2. By industry, the median age of injured workers

ranged from 32.6 in leisure and hospitality services to 45.1in educational & health services. Largest number of fatali-ties (21) was reported in the 40 through 44 age group. (SeeFigure 5 and Tables 8 & 9.)

Figure 4. Percentage Distribution by Age Group, Pennsylvania 2006

Gender of Injured Worker

Of the 110,657 injury and illness cases reported in 2006,75,202, or 68.0 percent, were male workers. Twelve (12) ofthe 133 fatalities reported this year were female workers.The median age of injured male workers in 2006 was 45.5and for female workers it was 46.1. (See Table 9.)

County Where Injury or Illness Occurred

Almost half (53,864) of the 110,657 cases reported in 2006came from nine of the commonwealth’s 67 counties. Thelargest number of the cases (14,979, 13.5 percent) camefrom Philadelphia, followed by Allegheny (8,805, 8.0 per-cent), Montgomery (5,544, 5.0 percent), Delaware (4,643, 4.2percent), Lancaster (4,429, 4.0 percent), Bucks (4,259, 3.8 per-cent), Berks (4,214, 3.8 percent), Luzerne (3,570, 3.2 percent)and Westmoreland (3,421, 3.1 percent). (See Table 10.)

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Table 2. Injury and Illness Rates in Selected Industries, Pennsylvania 2006

Injuries and Illnesses Rate per 1,000 Workers

Industry 2006 2005 2006 2005

Total 110,657 102,259 19.0 17.7

Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting 669 612 NA NA

Natural Resources & Mining 1,129 1,004 54.5 51.0

Mining 1,100 953 55.0 50.4Coal mining 366 399 47.5 54.7

Construction 10,055 9,293 38.9 36.8

Construction of buildings 2,399 2,138 37.5 33.0Heavy & civil engineering construction 1,369 1,183 41.1 40.1Specialty trade contractors 6,287 5,972 39.0 37.8

Manufacturing 18,136 17,332 27.1 25.5

Food manufacturing 2,103 2,267 30.2 31.6Wood product manufacturing 943 1,186 31.3 38.8Printing & related support activities 586 558 16.3 15.0Chemical manufacturing 738 616 15.8 12.0Pharmaceutical & medicine manufacturing 191 155 8.5 7.0Plastics & rubber products manufacturing 1,093 999 27.3 25.4Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing 934 816 35.6 28.5Primary metal manufacturing 1,843 1,510 43.0 35.5Iron & steel mills & ferroalloy manufacturing 548 374 40.0 28.8Fabricated metal product manufacturing 3,009 2,743 32.8 30.4Machinery manufacturing 1,306 1,401 22.8 25.3Computer & electronic product manufacturing 560 443 13.7 11.0Electrical equipment & appliance manufacturing 442 424 16.3 16.3Transportation equipment manufacturing 1,192 915 26.8 20.7Furniture & related product manufacturing 852 884 36.1 37.5Miscellaneous manufacturing 570 774 18.3 25.1

Trade, Transportation, & Utilities 24,101 23,271 20.6 19.9

Trade 15,035 15,715 16.2 16.8Merchant wholesalers, durable goods 2,265 2,225 18.4 18.6Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods 1,220 1,250 18.2 18.7Electronic markets, agents, & brokers 924 711 18.1 14.1Motor vehicle & parts dealers 1,477 1,715 18.9 21.3Furniture & home furnishings stores 522 551 25.2 26.2Electronics & appliance stores 176 185 8.5 9.2Building material & garden supply stores 1,086 1,449 22.0 28.9Food & beverage stores 2,648 3,000 18.4 20.4Health & personal care stores 545 450 10.6 8.9Gasoline stations 544 424 14.9 11.5Clothing & clothing accessories stores 946 570 14.0 9.7Sporting goods, hobby, book, & music stores 259 279 9.2 9.3General merchandise stores 1,328 1,824 10.7 16.3Miscellaneous store retailers 569 542 14.1 13.9Nonstore retailers 526 540 19.4 19.3

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Industry 2006 2005 2006 2005

Transportation 8,409 6,864 38.2 32.7Air transportation 2,423 1,019 176.9 66.6Rail transportation 0 3 0.0 0.3Truck transportation 2,606 2,539 41.5 40.0Transit & ground passenger transportation 1,442 1,330 44.0 39.9Couriers & messengers 972 1,055 30.5 36.6Warehousing & storage 409 337 7.8 7.7

Utilities 657 692 31.7 29.0Information 1,081 1,166 10.0 10.7

Publishing industries, except Internet 424 516 11.9 14.7Telecommunications 396 409 10.6 11.0

ISPs, search portals, & data processing 54 44 4.2 3.4Financial Activities 3,323 2,894 9.9 8.6

Finance & insurance 1,867 1,782 7.0 6.7Credit intermediation & related activities 470 555 4.3 5.0Securities, commodity contracts, investments 106 84 4.0 3.1Insurance carriers & related activities 785 938 6.8 8.1

Real estate, rental, & leasing 1,456 1,112 21.9 16.3Real estate 973 679 22.2 15.5

Professional & Business Services 9,383 8,915 13.7 13.4

Professional & technical services 2,231 2,063 7.2 6.9Management of companies & enterprises 585 554 6.2 6.5Administrative & waste services 6,567 6,298 23.4 22.4

Administrative & support services 5,891 5,522 22.4 20.8Educational & Health Services 18,914 17,765 17.5 16.9

Educational services 4,996 5,224 21.5 22.7Health care & social assistance 13,918 12,541 16.4 15.2

Ambulatory health care services 2,562 2,217 10.0 8.9Hospitals 3,779 3,799 14.1 14.3Nursing & residential care facilities 5,646 5,056 29.7 26.8Social assistance 1,931 1,469 14.6 12.2

Leisure & Hospitality Services 6,528 5,894 13.7 12.4

Arts, entertainment, & recreation 1,087 821 15.8 11.9Amusements, gambling, & recreation 555 534 12.0 9.4

Accommodation & food services 5,441 5,073 13.3 12.5Accommodation 1,088 940 21.9 19.9Food services & drinking places 4,353 4,133 12.1 11.5

Other Services 2,661 2,577 10.2 9.7

Repair & maintenance 973 994 18.8 18.5Personal & laundry services 714 631 11.9 10.7Membership associations & organizations 954 930 6.4 6.1

Public Administration 14,675 11,525 22.2 17.6

Unclassified 2 11 NA NA

Source: Bureau of Workers' Compensation, Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry.

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Table 3. Industry by Type of Injury or illness, Pennsylvania 2006

INDUSTRY

Total 110,657 525 2,177 15,917 12,847 6,653 47,690 3,963 2,670 18,069 146

Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting 669 5 5 90 83 71 226 26 15 142 6

Crop production 355 2 4 42 49 21 140 9 12 74 2Animal production 213 2 0 36 20 39 53 13 1 46 3Forestry 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0Fishing, hunting, & trapping 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0Agriculture & forestry support activities 95 1 1 12 14 8 32 4 2 20 1

Natural Resources & Mining 1,129 8 25 166 128 113 461 59 20 149 0

Logging 29 0 0 2 3 9 6 2 0 7 0Mining 1,100 8 25 164 125 104 455 57 20 142 0Oil & gas extraction 74 1 4 10 11 7 22 6 0 13 0Mining, except oil & gas 616 2 11 94 55 63 276 38 10 67 0Coal mining 366 1 8 55 22 43 179 19 9 30 0Metal ore mining 6 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 0Nonmetallic mineral mining & quarrying 244 1 2 37 33 20 95 19 1 36 0

Support activities for mining 410 5 10 60 59 34 157 13 10 62 0Construction 10,055 65 166 1,191 1,740 886 3,592 387 127 1,890 11

Construction of buildings 2,399 18 27 251 520 225 785 91 21 456 5Residential building construction 1,346 12 5 129 312 141 438 56 9 241 3Nonresidential building construction 1,053 6 22 122 208 84 347 35 12 215 2

Heavy & civil engineering construction 1,369 13 24 192 162 123 500 39 24 292 0Utility system construction 520 4 7 81 45 43 207 27 11 95 0Land subdivision 42 0 0 3 8 5 16 0 0 10 0Highway, street, & bridge construction 724 7 15 96 96 68 248 10 12 172 0Other heavy construction 83 2 2 12 13 7 29 2 1 15 0

Specialty trade contractors 6,287 34 115 748 1,058 538 2,307 257 82 1,142 6Building foundation & exterior contractors 1,612 11 36 204 264 151 567 78 20 281 0Building equipment contractors 2,599 8 58 285 472 191 956 95 34 499 1Building finishing contractors 1,140 10 6 116 200 105 442 33 16 209 3Other specialty trade contractors 936 5 15 143 122 91 342 51 12 153 2

Manufacturing 18,136 204 453 2,227 2,499 1,109 7,137 477 603 3,402 25

Food manufacturing 2,103 26 40 332 225 128 866 94 54 332 6Animal food manufacturing 60 1 1 7 7 6 20 5 5 5 3Grain & oilseed milling 20 1 0 0 4 1 10 1 0 3 0Sugar & confectionery product mfg. 272 2 8 48 24 18 126 6 4 36 0Fruit & vegetable preserving & specialty 295 3 9 61 40 18 99 7 7 51 0Dairy product manufacturing 223 1 2 30 9 15 111 5 3 46 1Animal slaughtering & processing 338 7 3 44 41 19 135 6 14 69 0Seafood product preparation & packaging 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0Bakeries & tortilla manufacturing 504 7 7 89 55 23 207 42 6 66 2Other food manufacturing 388 4 10 53 45 28 156 22 15 55 0

Beverage & tobacco product mfg. 514 0 6 61 34 24 286 13 5 85 0Beverage manufacturing 431 0 5 39 25 22 255 10 4 71 0Tobacco manufacturing 83 0 1 22 9 2 31 3 1 14 0

Textile mills 113 0 4 12 19 6 44 4 4 20 0Fiber, yarn, & thread mills 11 0 0 0 4 2 3 0 0 2 0Fabric mills 77 0 4 8 11 3 29 4 4 14 0Textile & fabric finishing mills 25 0 0 4 4 1 12 0 0 4 0

Textile product mills 86 2 0 10 9 3 41 2 1 18 0

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Textile furnishings mills 48 1 0 5 4 1 22 2 1 12 0Other textile product mills 38 1 0 5 5 2 19 0 0 6 0

Apparel manufacturing 205 0 1 28 32 8 84 3 10 39 0Apparel knitting mills 15 0 0 4 0 2 5 0 2 2 0Cut & sew apparel manufacturing 141 0 0 21 19 4 56 3 7 31 0Accessories & other apparel mfg. 49 0 1 3 13 2 23 0 1 6 0

Leather & allied product manufacturing 45 0 1 3 3 3 18 3 0 14 0Leather & hide tanning & finishing 19 0 1 0 2 2 6 2 0 6 0Footwear manufacturing 7 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 2 0Other leather product manufacturing 19 0 0 2 0 1 9 1 0 6 0

Wood product manufacturing 943 14 3 116 185 77 346 29 19 152 2Sawmills & wood preservation 180 3 0 28 26 20 58 12 2 31 0Plywood & engineered wood product mfg. 108 1 0 14 25 13 44 0 2 9 0Other wood product manufacturing 655 10 3 74 134 44 244 17 15 112 2

Paper manufacturing 599 10 9 76 73 26 279 14 14 98 0Pulp, paper, & paperboard mills 110 2 0 15 13 6 41 4 3 26 0Converted paper product manufacturing 489 8 9 61 60 20 238 10 11 72 0Printing & related support activities 586 4 3 82 77 37 265 18 25 74 1Petroleum & coal products manufacturing 403 1 14 73 54 16 160 8 24 53 0Chemical manufacturing 738 6 34 78 80 34 305 26 33 142 0Basic chemical manufacturing 185 1 9 18 21 11 75 4 6 40 0Resin, rubber, & artificial fibers mfg. 88 3 4 11 7 4 40 2 5 12 0Agricultural chemical manufacturing 11 0 1 2 1 0 4 0 1 2 0Pharmaceutical & medicine mfg. 191 0 2 21 17 11 89 6 13 32 0Paint, coating, & adhesive manufacturing 77 0 6 8 13 1 31 1 4 13 0Soap, cleaning compound, & toiletry mfg. 79 0 5 10 11 1 18 10 2 22 0Other chemical prod. & preparation mfg. 107 2 7 8 10 6 48 3 2 21 0

Plastics & rubber products manufacturing 1,093 15 21 132 196 61 446 14 28 178 2Plastics product manufacturing 991 12 16 118 179 55 408 12 25 164 2Rubber product manufacturing 102 3 5 14 17 6 38 2 3 14 0

Nonmetallic mineral product mfg. 934 4 15 101 99 69 407 33 40 164 2Clay product & refractory manufacturing 222 0 5 21 24 14 115 1 7 35 0Glass & glass product manufacturing 149 0 1 15 23 10 66 2 12 19 1Cement & concrete product mfg. 436 4 4 60 40 37 172 18 18 83 0Lime & gypsum product manufacturing 25 0 2 0 0 0 16 3 0 4 0Other nonmetallic mineral products 102 0 3 5 12 8 38 9 3 23 1

Primary metal manufacturing 1,843 18 118 231 200 127 736 34 53 325 1Iron & steel mills & ferroalloy mfg. 548 7 20 71 51 36 261 3 14 85 0Steel product mfg. from purchased steel 375 6 16 53 57 35 155 1 7 44 1Alumina & aluminum production 32 1 3 1 5 2 10 1 1 8 0Other nonferrous metal production 217 1 21 21 16 19 88 17 6 28 0

Foundries 671 3 58 85 71 35 222 12 25 160 0Fabricated metal product manufacturing 3,009 49 90 382 510 204 1,018 60 66 626 4Forging & stamping 325 8 16 46 61 25 119 3 6 41 0Cutlery & hand tool manufacturing 87 3 3 5 12 5 31 0 4 24 0Architectural & structural metals mfg. 857 17 25 94 151 59 270 20 12 208 1Boiler, tank, & shipping container mfg. 228 5 10 42 36 17 63 3 3 48 1Hardware manufacturing 20 0 0 3 3 0 7 0 0 7 0Spring & wire product manufacturing 166 2 1 16 24 10 72 6 2 33 0Machine shops & threaded product mfg. 522 8 8 59 101 28 180 12 17 108 1

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Coating, engraving, & heat treating metals 261 1 10 41 35 18 93 12 7 44 0Other fabricated metal product mfg. 543 5 17 76 87 42 183 4 15 113 1

Machinery manufacturing 1,306 17 31 121 197 99 437 32 55 314 3Agric., constru., & mining machinery. mfg. 235 3 7 19 21 26 84 4 14 57 0Industrial machinery manufacturing 145 3 1 15 31 9 46 5 6 29 0Commercial & service industry machinery 82 1 2 7 14 3 25 3 3 21 3HVAC & commercial refrigeration equip. 130 0 3 10 16 12 47 2 2 38 0Metalworking machinery manufacturing 289 7 6 35 56 17 75 7 17 69 0Turbine & power transmission equip. mfg. 100 0 2 9 14 8 26 5 5 31 0Other general purpose machinery mfg. 325 3 10 26 45 24 134 6 8 69 0

Computer & electronic product mfg. 560 5 11 50 100 24 221 24 27 98 0Computer & peripheral equipment mfg. 23 1 0 4 5 2 6 1 0 4 0Communications equipment mfg. 67 0 0 6 12 3 25 8 4 9 0Audio & video equipment manufacturing 9 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 1 2 0Semiconductor & elect. component mfg. 210 3 8 18 35 10 79 8 11 38 0Electronic instrument manufacturing 235 1 3 19 43 6 101 7 11 44 0Magnetic media mfg. & reproducing 16 0 0 3 3 2 7 0 0 1 0

Electrical equipment & appliance mfg. 442 5 6 44 59 26 172 7 24 99 0Electric lighting equipment manufacturing 48 2 0 7 5 5 7 1 1 20 0Household appliance manufacturing 13 0 1 0 2 0 7 0 0 3 0Electrical equipment manufacturing 139 1 0 20 26 4 55 2 8 23 0Other electrical equip. & component mfg. 242 2 5 17 26 17 103 4 15 53 0

Transportation equipment manufacturing 1,192 9 32 126 111 66 454 27 61 304 2Motor vehicle manufacturing 80 0 1 16 10 7 28 2 5 11 0Motor vehicle body & trailer mfg. 252 2 4 23 32 17 79 4 11 80 0Motor vehicle parts manufacturing 346 5 5 31 31 21 152 5 22 74 0Aerospace product & parts manufacturing 276 0 6 31 24 8 122 15 11 59 0Railroad rolling stock manufacturing 144 1 8 18 7 7 44 1 7 51 0Ship & boat building 67 1 7 7 5 5 20 0 3 19 0Other transportation equipment mfg. 27 0 1 0 2 1 9 0 2 10 2

Furniture & related product manufacturing 852 16 3 121 149 39 329 19 27 147 2Household & institutional furniture mfg. 612 10 3 83 105 33 237 16 24 99 2Office furniture & fixtures manufacturing 191 6 0 31 40 5 74 2 3 30 0Other furniture related product mfg. 49 0 0 7 4 1 18 1 0 18 0

Miscellaneous manufacturing 570 3 11 48 87 32 223 13 33 120 0Medical equipment & supplies mfg. 215 0 5 12 25 7 95 9 18 44 0Other miscellaneous manufacturing 355 3 6 36 62 25 128 4 15 76 0

Trade, Transportation, & Utilities 24,101 98 300 3,636 2,680 1,358 10,911 772 443 3,880 23

Trade 15,035 69 227 2,022 2,051 934 6,372 485 281 2,577 17Merchant wholesalers, durable goods 2,265 22 56 319 310 178 868 82 31 398 1Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods 1,220 10 16 151 101 90 572 36 19 223 2Electronic markets, & agents & brokers 924 6 11 97 75 78 364 26 37 230 0Motor vehicle & parts dealers 1,477 6 25 178 210 97 558 61 19 323 0Furniture & home furnishings stores 522 1 3 71 67 27 260 13 8 72 0Electronics & appliance stores 176 1 1 19 21 10 82 6 2 34 0Building material & garden supply stores 1,086 8 9 122 137 75 512 20 10 192 1Food & beverage stores 2,648 4 59 360 553 123 1,105 60 61 312 11Health & personal care stores 545 0 2 80 53 23 251 39 23 74 0Gasoline stations 544 1 21 77 97 33 212 19 20 63 1Clothing & clothing accessories stores 946 2 2 203 152 32 354 17 9 175 0

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Sport. goods, hobby, book, & music stores 259 0 0 37 36 16 117 11 1 41 0General merchandise stores 1,328 4 7 163 115 93 625 46 22 253 0Miscellaneous store retailers 569 2 3 84 78 35 228 30 7 101 1Nonstore retailers 526 2 12 61 46 24 264 19 12 86 0

Transportation 8,409 28 63 1,515 565 393 4,227 265 143 1,204 6Air transportation 2,423 5 24 625 212 36 1,200 8 41 272 0Rail transportation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Water transportation 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0Truck transportation 2,606 15 19 319 171 205 1,285 130 24 436 2Transit & ground passenger transportation 1,442 2 11 293 70 57 690 79 49 191 0Pipeline transportation 14 0 0 2 1 0 8 2 0 1 0Scenic & sightseeing transportation 20 0 0 5 1 0 7 2 1 4 0Support activities for transportation 520 2 6 88 46 25 239 24 10 78 2Postal service 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Couriers & messengers 972 1 0 106 41 36 620 11 14 142 1Warehousing & storage 409 3 3 76 23 33 177 9 4 80 1

Utilities 657 1 10 99 64 31 312 22 19 99 0Information 1,081 2 10 113 92 98 490 52 41 183 0

Publishing industries, except Internet 424 2 4 49 37 36 182 15 13 86 0Motion picture & sound recording industries 68 0 0 8 8 7 29 0 4 12 0Broadcasting, except Internet 120 0 3 19 14 2 52 7 2 21 0Internet publishing & broadcasting 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0Telecommunications 396 0 3 32 24 45 190 25 21 56 0ISPs, search portals, & data processing 54 0 0 4 8 3 27 4 0 8 0Other information services 18 0 0 1 1 5 9 1 1 0 0

Financial Activities 3,323 15 58 474 318 194 1,392 163 145 561 3

Finance & insurance 1,867 7 34 290 159 102 754 130 123 266 2Monetary authorities—central bank 19 0 0 6 2 0 7 0 0 4 0Credit intermediation & related activities 470 2 3 90 26 25 163 40 49 71 1Securities, commodity contracts, invest. 106 0 2 20 4 4 50 11 2 13 0Insurance carriers & related activities 785 4 11 97 66 55 328 33 54 136 1Funds, trusts, & other financial vehicles 487 1 18 77 61 18 206 46 18 42 0

Real estate & rental & leasing 1,456 8 24 184 159 92 638 33 22 295 1Real estate 973 5 17 119 112 54 434 20 12 200 0Rental & leasing services 474 3 7 63 46 37 201 13 10 93 1Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets 9 0 0 2 1 1 3 0 0 2 0

Professional & Business Services 9,383 55 146 1,335 1,159 593 3,725 406 259 1,691 14

Professional & technical services 2,231 14 48 304 342 138 823 74 89 397 2Management of companies & enterprises 585 3 14 88 45 50 235 19 29 102 0Administrative & waste services 6,567 38 84 943 772 405 2,667 313 141 1,192 12Administrative & support services 5,891 34 80 855 693 349 2,381 262 132 1,093 12Waste mgmt. & remediation services 676 4 4 88 79 56 286 51 9 99 0

Educational & Health Services 18,914 21 245 2,933 1,194 1,001 9,727 693 471 2,612 17

Educational services 4,996 8 57 799 297 365 2,390 250 121 709 0Health care & social assistance 13,918 13 188 2,134 897 636 7,337 443 350 1,903 17Ambulatory health care services 2,562 2 15 299 246 109 1,300 125 98 362 6Hospitals 3,779 2 37 553 175 187 2,142 72 119 491 1Nursing & residential care facilities 5,646 7 113 987 353 214 2,962 157 89 757 7Social assistance 1,931 2 23 295 123 126 933 89 44 293 3

Leisure & Hospitality Services 6,528 25 540 851 1,348 408 2,096 217 95 944 4

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Arts, entertainment, & recreation 1,087 4 21 126 139 101 440 43 20 191 2Performing arts & spectator sports 382 0 5 47 47 36 179 16 6 46 0Museums, historical sites, zoos, & parks 150 0 0 25 15 5 50 1 8 46 0Amusements, gambling, & recreation 555 4 16 54 77 60 211 26 6 99 2

Accommodation & food services 5,441 21 519 725 1,209 307 1,656 174 75 753 2Accommodation 1,088 4 46 165 137 48 431 43 21 192 1Food services & drinking places 4,353 17 473 560 1,072 259 1,225 131 54 561 1

Other Services 2,661 5 49 364 332 242 1,016 96 49 507 1

Repair & maintenance 973 2 29 101 145 78 331 38 17 231 1Personal & laundry services 714 2 6 110 73 51 301 18 19 134 0Membership associations & organizations 954 1 14 152 110 112 379 37 13 136 0Private Households 20 0 0 1 4 1 5 3 0 6 0

Public Administration 14,675 22 180 2,536 1,274 580 6,917 615 402 2,107 42Executive, legislative, & general govt. 14,109 22 176 2,467 1,211 557 6,634 586 387 2,028 41Justice, public order, & safety activities 76 0 0 7 3 10 35 8 1 11 1Administration of human resource progs. 9 0 0 0 1 1 6 0 0 1 0Administration of environmental programs 16 0 0 1 4 2 7 0 0 2 0Community & housing program admin. 453 0 4 61 53 10 231 21 13 60 0Administration of economic programs 12 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 1 5 0Space research & technology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0National security & international affairs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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Table 4. Industry by Part of Body Affected, Pennsylvania 2006

INDUSTRY

Total 110,657 9,173 2,691 36,451 24,513 24,669 12,508 607 45

Agriculture, forestry, fishing, & hunting 669 79 10 210 126 165 74 4 1

Crop production 355 43 5 107 73 77 48 2 0Animal production 213 26 3 74 32 59 17 1 1Forestry 3 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0Fishing, hunting, & trapping 3 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0Agriculture & forestry support activities 95 10 2 26 19 28 9 1 0

Natural Resources & Mining 1,129 109 29 359 234 276 119 3 0

Logging 29 2 1 4 5 13 4 0 0Mining 1,100 107 28 355 229 263 115 3 0Oil & gas extraction 74 15 1 19 13 11 14 1 0Mining, except oil & gas 616 41 11 202 139 157 64 2 0Coal mining 366 16 8 122 86 99 35 0 0Metal ore mining 6 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 0Nonmetallic mineral mining & quarrying 244 25 3 78 52 55 29 2 0

Support activities for mining 410 51 16 134 77 95 37 0 0Construction 10,055 1,087 191 3,333 2,089 2,414 903 38 0

Construction of buildings 2,399 234 45 807 481 611 215 6 0Residential building construction 1,346 107 28 454 269 354 130 4 0Nonresidential building construction 1,053 127 17 353 212 257 85 2 0

Heavy & civil engineering construction 1,369 181 29 402 280 350 123 4 0Utility system construction 520 45 10 146 111 146 61 1 0Land subdivision 42 2 1 13 11 12 3 0 0Highway, street, & bridge construction 724 121 16 221 139 174 50 3 0Other heavy construction 83 13 2 22 19 18 9 0 0

Specialty trade contractors 6,287 672 117 2,124 1,328 1,453 565 28 0Building foundation & exterior contractors 1,612 166 33 531 333 389 153 7 0Building equipment contractors 2,599 326 39 915 541 549 225 4 0Building finishing contractors 1,140 94 27 404 249 269 84 13 0Other specialty trade contractors 936 86 18 274 205 246 103 4 0

Manufacturing 18,136 1,671 373 7,479 3,896 3,340 1,312 62 3

Food manufacturing 2,103 132 39 859 440 432 196 5 0Animal food manufacturing 60 3 1 17 14 13 12 0 0Grain & oilseed milling 20 0 1 7 7 3 2 0 0Sugar & confectionery product manufacturing 272 17 7 129 43 51 25 0 0Fruit & vegetable preserving & specialty 295 24 5 120 56 61 28 1 0Dairy product manufacturing 223 9 5 73 60 64 12 0 0Animal slaughtering & processing 338 27 6 161 75 53 15 1 0Seafood product preparation & packaging 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0Bakeries & tortilla manufacturing 504 21 7 187 108 119 59 3 0Other food manufacturing 388 30 7 165 75 68 43 0 0

Beverage & tobacco product manufacturing 514 24 9 147 154 130 49 1 0Beverage manufacturing 431 16 8 119 142 111 34 1 0Tobacco manufacturing 83 8 1 28 12 19 15 0 0

Textile mills 113 3 1 64 17 20 8 0 0Fiber, yarn, & thread mills 11 1 0 9 0 1 0 0 0Fabric mills 77 2 1 36 14 17 7 0 0Textile & fabric finishing mills 25 0 0 19 3 2 1 0 0

Textile product mills 86 8 1 30 23 17 7 0 0

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Textile furnishings mills 48 2 1 19 13 9 4 0 0Other textile product mills 38 6 0 11 10 8 3 0 0

Apparel manufacturing 205 19 2 97 33 37 13 4 0Apparel knitting mills 15 1 0 8 1 4 0 1 0Cut & sew apparel manufacturing 141 11 2 62 25 27 11 3 0Accessories & other apparel manufacturing 49 7 0 27 7 6 2 0 0

Leather & allied product manufacturing 45 0 0 14 15 10 6 0 0Leather & hide tanning & finishing 19 0 0 7 5 3 4 0 0Footwear manufacturing 7 0 0 3 3 1 0 0 0Other leather product manufacturing 19 0 0 4 7 6 2 0 0

Wood product manufacturing 943 71 16 392 236 177 50 1 0Sawmills & wood preservation 180 11 1 78 31 43 16 0 0Plywood & engineered wood product mfg. 108 9 2 49 33 12 2 1 0Other wood product manufacturing 655 51 13 265 172 122 32 0 0

Paper manufacturing 599 31 24 255 131 119 38 1 0Pulp, paper, & paperboard mills 110 9 1 41 25 27 7 0 0Converted paper product manufacturing 489 22 23 214 106 92 31 1 0

Printing & related support activities 586 21 13 276 135 102 39 0 0Petroleum & coal products manufacturing 403 52 24 136 77 80 34 0 0Chemical manufacturing 738 64 15 247 172 141 92 7 0Basic chemical manufacturing 185 17 5 64 37 37 20 5 0Resin, rubber, & artificial fibers manufacturing 88 7 3 30 23 19 5 1 0Agricultural chemical manufacturing 11 0 1 3 4 3 0 0 0Pharmaceutical & medicine manufacturing 191 14 3 56 49 38 31 0 0Paint, coating, & adhesive manufacturing 77 5 0 33 24 8 7 0 0Soap, cleaning compound, & toiletry mfg. 79 9 1 26 13 14 15 1 0Other chemical product & preparation mfg. 107 12 2 35 22 22 14 0 0

Plastics & rubber products manufacturing 1,093 93 19 492 221 189 73 6 0Plastics product manufacturing 991 83 17 442 200 174 69 6 0Rubber product manufacturing 102 10 2 50 21 15 4 0 0

Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing 934 77 16 327 230 204 79 1 0Clay product & refractory manufacturing 222 17 4 90 51 47 13 0 0Glass & glass product manufacturing 149 8 4 69 33 27 8 0 0Cement & concrete product manufacturing 436 40 7 131 111 108 39 0 0Lime & gypsum product manufacturing 25 3 0 4 9 5 4 0 0Other nonmetallic mineral products 102 9 1 33 26 17 15 1 0

Primary metal manufacturing 1,843 217 56 715 372 351 125 5 2Iron & steel mills & ferroalloy manufacturing 548 58 17 226 102 118 25 2 0Steel product mfg. from purchased steel 375 27 18 161 72 77 18 0 2Alumina & aluminum production 32 3 0 7 12 8 2 0 0Other nonferrous metal production 217 19 9 85 47 38 19 0 0Foundries 671 110 12 236 139 110 61 3 0

Fabricated metal product manufacturing 3,009 353 55 1,234 628 555 173 10 1Forging & stamping 325 26 10 148 73 55 10 3 0Cutlery & hand tool manufacturing 87 2 1 43 22 12 7 0 0Architectural & structural metals mfg. 857 132 14 305 175 177 51 2 1Boiler, tank, & shipping container mfg. 228 40 4 89 31 50 14 0 0Hardware manufacturing 20 3 0 8 5 4 0 0 0Spring & wire product manufacturing 166 11 7 74 37 30 6 1 0Machine shops & threaded product mfg. 522 69 3 219 115 85 31 0 0

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Coating, engraving, & heat treating metals 261 22 4 97 65 55 17 1 0Other fabricated metal product mfg. 543 48 12 251 105 87 37 3 0

Machinery manufacturing 1,306 160 18 552 267 226 76 7 0Agric., constru., & mining machinery mfg. 235 18 4 86 60 56 10 1 0Industrial machinery manufacturing 145 14 2 63 31 24 10 1 0Commercial & service industry machinery 82 11 1 38 15 12 4 1 0HVAC & commercial refrigeration equipment 130 18 1 55 26 22 8 0 0Metalworking machinery manufacturing 289 45 1 134 57 37 12 3 0Turbine & power transmission equip. mfg. 100 25 2 39 12 15 7 0 0Other general purpose machinery mfg. 325 29 7 137 66 60 25 1 0

Computer & electronic product manufacturing 560 44 11 252 113 80 59 1 0Computer & peripheral equipment mfg. 23 0 0 6 7 9 1 0 0Communications equipment manufacturing 67 4 3 23 17 10 10 0 0Audio & video equipment manufacturing 9 1 0 3 2 3 0 0 0Semiconductor & electronic component mfg. 210 17 1 111 37 26 18 0 0Electronic instrument manufacturing 235 20 6 103 47 30 28 1 0Magnetic media mfg. & reproducing 16 2 1 6 3 2 2 0 0

Electrical equipment & appliance mfg. 442 30 6 197 101 64 39 5 0Electric lighting equipment manufacturing 48 2 1 27 5 10 2 1 0Household appliance manufacturing 13 0 0 4 5 2 2 0 0Electrical equipment manufacturing 139 13 1 61 34 15 14 1 0Other electrical equip. & component mfg. 242 15 4 105 57 37 21 3 0

Transportation equipment manufacturing 1,192 163 25 461 244 218 77 4 0Motor vehicle manufacturing 80 3 2 31 14 23 7 0 0Motor vehicle body & trailer manufacturing 252 36 4 92 56 52 12 0 0Motor vehicle parts manufacturing 346 31 7 149 89 51 19 0 0Aerospace product & parts manufacturing 276 44 5 97 45 53 30 2 0Railroad rolling stock manufacturing 144 30 1 64 24 22 2 1 0Ship & boat building 67 18 5 16 10 14 3 1 0Other transportation equip. manufacturing 27 1 1 12 6 3 4 0 0

Furniture & related product manufacturing 852 67 12 437 175 120 39 2 0Household & institutional furniture mfg. 612 54 8 305 126 89 29 1 0Office furniture & fixtures manufacturing 191 13 3 102 38 26 9 0 0Other furniture-related product manufacturing 49 0 1 30 11 5 1 1 0

Miscellaneous manufacturing 570 42 11 295 112 68 40 2 0Medical equipment & supplies manufacturing 215 13 6 105 43 26 21 1 0Other miscellaneous manufacturing 355 29 5 190 69 42 19 1 0

Trade, Transportation, & Utilities 24,101 1,896 594 7,340 5,774 5,811 2,582 97 7

Trade 15,035 1,182 301 5,030 3,615 3,451 1,402 51 3Merchant wholesalers, durable goods 2,265 226 55 747 496 520 212 9 0Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods 1,220 76 26 352 351 278 129 7 1Electronic markets & agents & brokers 924 57 22 338 224 184 96 3 0Motor vehicle & parts dealers 1,477 215 24 470 347 275 140 6 0Furniture & home furnishings stores 522 26 21 162 148 124 40 1 0Electronics & appliance stores 176 9 3 56 55 40 13 0 0Building material & garden supply stores 1,086 77 20 341 280 290 76 2 0Food & beverage stores 2,648 115 39 1,131 628 549 179 5 2Health & personal care stores 545 39 10 140 143 122 89 2 0Gasoline stations 544 43 13 198 100 125 62 3 0Clothing & clothing accessories stores 946 109 13 308 161 250 103 2 0

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Sporting goods, hobby, book, & music stores 259 21 4 79 64 59 30 2 0General merchandise stores 1,328 101 27 367 362 348 116 7 0Miscellaneous store retailers 569 34 11 177 135 144 68 0 0Nonstore retailers 526 34 13 164 121 143 49 2 0

Transportation 8,409 644 281 2,128 2,006 2,208 1,100 39 3Air transportation 2,423 253 77 634 533 667 258 1 0Rail transportation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Water transportation 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0Truck transportation 2,606 165 88 669 690 659 313 21 1Transit & ground passenger transportation 1,442 115 52 320 242 320 380 13 0Pipeline transportation 14 0 0 5 2 4 3 0 0Scenic & sightseeing transportation 20 2 1 5 3 4 5 0 0Support activities for transportation 520 43 19 137 126 134 59 2 0Postal service 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Couriers & messengers 972 43 32 263 300 284 48 0 2Warehousing & storage 409 22 12 94 109 136 34 2 0

Utilities 657 70 12 182 153 152 80 7 1Information 1,081 74 33 344 213 264 148 5 0

Publishing industries, except Internet 424 22 12 169 77 89 53 2 0Motion picture & sound recording industries 68 7 3 18 13 15 12 0 0Broadcasting, except Internet 120 10 3 34 18 30 24 1 0Internet publishing & broadcasting 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0Telecommunications 396 27 12 100 91 114 50 2 0ISPs, search portals, & data processing 54 8 3 16 12 8 7 0 0Other information services 18 0 0 7 2 8 1 0 0

Financial Activities 3,323 234 92 1,066 672 755 472 30 2

Finance & insurance 1,867 120 55 606 301 431 330 23 1Monetary authorities—central bank 19 3 0 6 4 4 2 0 0Credit intermediation & related activities 470 30 9 152 64 116 96 3 0Securities, commodity contracts, investments 106 5 5 24 23 24 24 1 0Insurance carriers & related activities 785 48 25 258 135 168 131 19 1Funds, trusts, & other financial vehicles 487 34 16 166 75 119 77 0 0

Real estate & rental & leasing 1,456 114 37 460 371 324 142 7 1Real estate 973 71 21 312 258 209 96 6 0Rental & leasing services 474 43 16 145 110 112 46 1 1Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets 9 0 0 3 3 3 0 0 0

Professional & Business Services 9,383 757 240 3,104 1,950 2,040 1,232 58 2

Professional & technical services 2,231 180 76 765 402 447 337 24 0Management of companies & enterprises 585 39 13 197 132 133 70 1 0Administrative & waste services 6,567 538 151 2,142 1,416 1,460 825 33 2Administrative & support services 5,891 488 141 1,934 1,283 1,268 746 29 2Waste management & remediation services 676 50 10 208 133 192 79 4 0

Educational & Health Services 18,914 1,253 554 5,254 5,072 4,125 2,523 126 7

Educational services 4,996 368 110 1,191 1,163 1,347 797 19 1Health care & social assistance 13,918 885 444 4,063 3,909 2,778 1,726 107 6Ambulatory health care services 2,562 192 92 727 672 463 396 17 3Hospitals 3,779 195 151 1,108 1,198 734 359 34 0Nursing & residential care facilities 5,646 345 144 1,784 1,603 1,079 652 37 2Social assistance 1,931 153 57 444 436 502 319 19 1

Leisure & Hospitality Services 6,528 485 77 2,798 1,122 1,352 647 42 5

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Arts, entertainment, & recreation 1,087 97 16 363 199 326 77 8 1Performing arts & spectator sports 382 38 8 123 63 120 27 3 0Museums, historical sites, zoos, & parks 150 16 1 66 22 33 9 3 0Amusements, gambling, & recreation 555 43 7 174 114 173 41 2 1

Accommodation & food services 5,441 388 61 2,435 923 1,026 570 34 4Accommodation 1,088 90 16 365 234 251 123 8 1Food services & drinking places 4,353 298 45 2,070 689 775 447 26 3

Other Services 2,661 291 64 822 510 661 302 10 1

Repair & maintenance 973 154 24 327 179 195 92 2 0Personal & laundry services 714 49 18 228 150 186 80 2 1Membership associations & organizations 954 87 22 259 177 277 127 5 0Private Households 20 1 0 8 4 3 3 1 0

Public Administration 14,675 1,236 434 4,342 2,855 3,466 2,193 132 17

Executive, legislative, & general government 14,109 1,200 426 4,184 2,732 3,348 2,084 130 5Justice, public order, & safety activities 76 0 2 24 15 22 13 0 0Administration of human resource programs 9 1 0 4 0 3 1 0 0Administration of environmental programs 16 1 2 7 4 2 0 0 0Community & housing program administration 453 34 4 118 101 88 94 2 12Administration of economic programs 12 0 0 5 3 3 1 0 0Space research & technology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0National security & international affairs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Unclassified 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0

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Total 110,657 9,827 18,140 4,787 10,775 4,998 11,122 34,179 144 2,078 4,360 3,796 6,451

Agriculture, forestry, fishing, & hunting 669 45 142 54 50 53 83 153 1 11 33 11 33

Crop production 355 27 52 32 26 23 53 92 0 9 19 5 17

Animal production 213 13 61 17 15 20 24 35 1 1 11 4 11

Forestry 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1

Fishing, hunting, & trapping 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Agriculture & forestry support activities 95 5 27 5 8 9 6 25 0 1 3 2 4

Natural Resources & Mining 1,129 99 258 45 72 88 130 314 1 17 41 29 35

Logging 29 0 14 0 2 2 3 3 0 0 1 2 2

Mining 1,100 99 244 45 70 86 127 311 1 17 40 27 33

Oil & gas extraction 74 7 21 3 3 3 7 16 0 2 4 4 4

Mining, except oil & gas 616 47 130 21 47 39 88 190 1 8 16 11 18

Coal mining 366 21 87 6 31 26 53 122 1 5 5 1 8

Metal ore mining 6 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0

Nonmetallic mineral mining & quarry. 244 24 42 15 16 13 35 66 0 2 11 10 10

Support activities for mining 410 45 93 21 20 44 32 105 0 7 20 12 11

Construction 10,055 1,147 1,778 1,094 535 482 968 2,554 36 130 632 281 418

Construction of buildings 2,399 266 499 300 122 77 255 581 4 29 134 45 87

Residential building construction 1,346 157 304 204 70 21 147 302 0 8 49 32 52

Nonresidential building construction 1,053 109 195 96 52 56 108 279 4 21 85 13 35

Heavy & civil engineering construction 1,369 118 231 106 81 106 124 364 5 22 101 63 48

Utility system construction 520 45 76 36 40 47 49 154 2 7 22 25 17

Land subdivision 42 3 5 6 6 1 6 10 0 0 2 0 3

Highway, street, & bridge construction 724 64 134 61 33 50 59 178 3 14 69 37 22

Other heavy construction 83 6 16 3 2 8 10 22 0 1 8 1 6

Specialty trade contractors 6,287 763 1,048 688 332 299 589 1,609 27 79 397 173 283

Building foundation & ext. contractors 1,612 198 258 214 83 72 157 413 7 23 91 28 68

Building equipment contractors 2,599 358 403 248 156 120 223 638 17 36 206 92 102

Building finishing contractors 1,140 114 190 157 48 40 107 333 0 8 58 19 66

Other specialty trade contractors 936 93 197 69 45 67 102 225 3 12 42 34 47

Manufacturing 18,136 1,799 2,745 614 1,117 1,461 1,448 6,369 27 372 1,121 201 862

Food manufacturing 2,103 193 266 88 257 174 183 721 5 27 54 32 103

Animal food manufacturing 60 6 7 6 4 4 6 17 0 1 0 5 4

Grain & oilseed milling 20 1 2 2 3 1 2 7 0 0 0 1 1

Sugar & confectionery product mfg. 272 24 30 4 23 26 25 105 1 4 8 2 20

Fruit & vegetable preserving & specialty 295 27 52 11 49 34 14 75 0 7 12 2 12

Dairy product manufacturing 223 13 19 21 26 17 31 83 0 1 2 4 6

Animal slaughtering & processing 338 32 44 16 32 29 22 122 1 2 12 4 22

Seafood product preparation & pkg. 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0

Bakeries & tortilla manufacturing 504 49 66 17 75 37 54 175 2 6 8 5 10

Other food manufacturing 388 41 46 11 45 26 29 135 1 6 11 9 28

Beverage & tobacco product mfg. 514 47 48 19 48 19 57 229 0 9 8 11 19

Beverage manufacturing 431 37 39 13 40 11 48 204 0 8 4 11 16

Tobacco manufacturing 83 10 9 6 8 8 9 25 0 1 4 0 3

Textile mills 113 11 18 4 7 12 7 39 0 5 2 2 6

Fiber, yarn, & thread mills 11 2 2 0 1 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 1

Fabric mills 77 9 11 1 6 8 6 24 0 4 2 2 4

Textile & fabric finishing mills 25 0 5 3 0 3 1 12 0 0 0 0 1

Textile product mills 86 7 12 5 4 3 8 33 0 0 5 2 7

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Textile furnishings mills 48 3 9 0 1 3 2 22 0 0 2 1 5

Other textile product mills 38 4 3 5 3 0 6 11 0 0 3 1 2

Apparel manufacturing 205 25 30 5 11 8 31 68 0 2 5 2 18

Apparel knitting mills 15 3 3 1 0 1 4 2 0 0 0 0 1

Cut & sew apparel manufacturing 141 19 15 4 11 6 18 47 0 1 4 2 14

Accessories & other apparel mfg. 49 3 12 0 0 1 9 19 0 1 1 0 3

Leather & allied product manufacturing 45 5 4 1 3 3 3 18 0 0 2 1 5

Leather & hide tanning & finishing 19 1 2 0 3 1 2 5 0 0 2 0 3

Footwear manufacturing 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0

Other leather product manufacturing 19 3 1 1 0 2 1 8 0 0 0 1 2

Wood product manufacturing 943 88 220 40 50 74 75 317 1 4 34 10 30

Sawmills & wood preservation 180 8 48 7 11 24 16 52 0 0 4 3 7

Plywood & engineered wood prod. mfg. 108 9 28 1 8 9 6 41 1 0 3 1 1

Other wood product manufacturing 655 71 144 32 31 41 53 224 0 4 27 6 22

Paper manufacturing 599 59 78 12 32 66 53 241 1 9 15 2 31

Pulp, paper, & paperboard mills 110 12 13 6 5 12 6 40 0 1 4 1 10

Converted paper product mfg. 489 47 65 6 27 54 47 201 1 8 11 1 21

Printing & related support activities 586 76 71 11 32 57 48 241 0 2 12 11 25

Petroleum & coal products mfg. 403 48 70 23 28 12 31 116 1 13 29 2 30

Chemical manufacturing 738 54 86 21 62 38 69 252 0 24 58 30 44

Basic chemical manufacturing 185 20 17 10 16 12 17 64 0 6 12 4 7

Resin, rubber, & artificial fibers mfg. 88 6 11 1 2 7 10 34 0 3 5 4 5

Agricultural chemical manufacturing 11 1 0 0 1 0 3 4 0 1 1 0 0

Pharmaceutical & medicine mfg. 191 14 20 3 27 5 15 67 0 4 13 15 8

Paint, coating, & adhesive mfg. 77 3 15 3 5 1 5 31 0 3 6 0 5

Soap, cleaning compound, & toiletry mfg. 79 4 8 0 4 7 7 20 0 3 10 4 12

Other chemical prod. & preparation mfg. 107 6 15 4 7 6 12 32 0 4 11 3 7

Plastics & rubber products mfg. 1,093 106 172 28 81 97 83 394 4 24 39 6 59

Plastics product manufacturing 991 100 152 26 74 86 76 360 4 20 33 5 55

Rubber product manufacturing 102 6 20 2 7 11 7 34 0 4 6 1 4

Nonmetallic mineral product mfg. 934 82 134 54 58 66 90 322 0 13 51 10 54

Clay product & refractory mfg. 222 15 31 3 6 21 15 110 0 4 12 1 4

Glass & glass product manufacturing 149 20 13 5 13 11 10 63 0 2 3 0 9

Cement & concrete product mfg. 436 39 71 39 27 30 50 112 0 4 22 8 34

Lime & gypsum product manufacturing 25 1 1 0 1 0 6 13 0 1 2 0 0

Other nonmetallic mineral products 102 7 18 7 11 4 9 24 0 2 12 1 7

Primary metal manufacturing 1,843 142 247 62 78 181 142 641 5 101 167 5 72

Iron & steel mills & ferroalloy mfg. 548 47 60 29 29 61 54 196 3 13 34 2 20

Steel prod. mfg. from purchased steel 375 42 58 12 12 47 26 129 1 14 19 3 12

Alumina & aluminum production 32 0 3 1 2 3 2 14 0 2 4 0 1

Other nonferrous metal production 217 13 26 7 17 28 16 78 0 19 7 0 6

Foundries 671 40 100 13 18 42 44 224 1 53 103 0 33

Fabricated metal product manufacturing 3,009 369 534 98 121 282 224 921 3 46 284 18 109

Forging & stamping 325 40 61 7 11 36 33 95 1 14 18 1 8

Cutlery & hand tool manufacturing 87 7 11 0 0 12 5 40 1 2 2 0 7

Architectural & structural metals mfg. 857 111 149 33 34 73 66 231 1 6 106 7 40

Boiler, tank, & shipping container mfg. 228 26 41 13 15 25 12 55 0 2 32 2 5

Hardware manufacturing 20 3 3 1 1 0 2 7 0 0 1 1 1

Spring & wire product manufacturing 166 20 17 2 7 24 8 65 0 2 14 1 6

Machine shops & threaded product mfg. 522 72 98 9 18 42 36 164 0 4 56 3 20

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Coating, engrav., & heat treating metals 261 20 46 15 14 18 21 94 0 6 20 1 6

Other fabricated metal product mfg. 543 70 108 18 21 52 41 170 0 10 35 2 16

Machinery manufacturing 1,306 136 213 49 61 108 96 429 3 18 115 8 70

Agric., constru., & mining machinery mfg. 235 20 36 6 14 16 14 92 0 2 13 0 22

Industrial machinery manufacturing 145 14 32 8 15 12 5 43 0 1 8 2 5

Commercial & serv. industry machinery 82 9 9 0 4 8 7 34 0 0 8 0 3

HVAC & commercial refrigeration equip. 130 12 15 7 6 11 7 51 2 3 11 2 3

Metalworking machinery manufacturing 289 36 55 6 10 28 18 74 0 6 36 1 19

Turb. & power transmission equip. mfg. 100 12 19 4 4 10 9 22 0 2 13 0 5

Other general purpose machinery mfg. 325 33 47 18 8 23 36 113 1 4 26 3 13

Computer & electronic product mfg. 560 74 81 17 47 32 35 204 2 14 23 14 17

Computer & peripheral equipment mfg. 23 2 6 1 3 2 2 5 0 0 0 1 1

Communications equipment mfg. 67 12 7 8 5 5 3 17 2 0 0 5 3

Audio & video equipment mfg. 9 1 0 0 2 1 0 4 0 0 1 0 0

Semiconductor & elect. component mfg. 210 28 27 3 15 11 17 80 0 8 14 1 6

Electronic instrument manufacturing 235 28 38 5 22 12 13 92 0 6 8 5 6

Magnetic media mfg. & reproducing 16 3 3 0 0 1 0 6 0 0 0 2 1

Electrical equipment & appliance mfg. 442 38 61 17 27 35 25 175 1 11 16 5 31

Electric lighting equipment mfg. 48 8 5 3 6 7 3 12 0 0 0 1 3

Household appliance manufacturing 13 0 1 0 1 1 1 6 0 1 0 0 2

Electrical equipment manufacturing 139 13 30 6 8 10 4 47 1 6 5 2 7

Other elect. equip. & component mfg. 242 17 25 8 12 17 17 110 0 4 11 2 19

Transportation equipment mfg. 1,192 101 144 32 52 81 105 450 1 28 132 12 54

Motor vehicle manufacturing 80 6 13 1 4 5 15 28 1 1 2 3 1

Motor vehicle body & trailer mfg. 252 26 38 11 7 17 13 99 0 2 29 1 9

Motor vehicle parts manufacturing 346 32 39 7 14 32 34 131 0 6 27 3 21

Aerospace product & parts mfg. 276 27 28 7 18 10 28 106 0 5 32 4 11

Railroad rolling stock manufacturing 144 6 17 5 3 13 7 56 0 5 24 0 8

Ship & boat building 67 2 9 1 6 2 7 16 0 7 17 0 0

Other transportation equipment mfg. 27 2 0 0 0 2 1 14 0 2 1 1 4

Furniture & related product mfg. 852 91 166 12 35 79 43 341 0 7 38 7 33

Household & institutional furniture mfg. 612 66 120 10 29 52 33 235 0 5 34 2 26

Office furniture & fixtures mfg. 191 23 39 1 3 24 7 79 0 2 4 4 5

Other furniture-related product mfg. 49 2 7 1 3 3 3 27 0 0 0 1 2

Miscellaneous manufacturing 570 47 90 16 23 34 40 217 0 15 32 11 45

Medical equipment & supplies mfg. 215 18 31 4 13 7 19 87 0 4 11 7 14

Other miscellaneous manufacturing 355 29 59 12 10 27 21 130 0 11 21 4 31

Trade, Transportation, & Utilities 24,101 2,207 3,953 1,241 2,198 1,104 2,050 8,060 24 295 722 1,146 1,101

Trade 15,035 1,498 2,597 681 1,375 720 1,276 5,070 13 203 455 434 713

Merchant wholesalers, durable goods 2,265 261 407 95 139 148 169 692 5 43 122 100 84

Merchant wholesalers, nondura. goods 1,220 88 157 70 101 73 118 461 0 16 37 46 53

Electronic markets & agents & brokers 924 69 100 55 64 59 101 372 0 9 25 33 37

Motor vehicle & parts dealers 1,477 166 233 36 139 78 114 420 0 12 115 96 68

Furniture & home furnishings stores 522 52 75 31 35 13 51 224 0 4 7 14 16

Electronics & appliance stores 176 20 26 9 7 9 16 71 0 0 5 8 5

Bldg. material & garden supply stores 1,086 88 210 77 76 57 86 417 0 6 26 28 15

Food & beverage stores 2,648 237 600 69 267 119 211 893 1 58 29 19 145

Health & personal care stores 545 48 71 29 62 16 55 181 0 4 10 17 52

Gasoline stations 544 49 97 30 79 20 62 113 0 18 24 13 39

Clothing & clothing accessories stores 946 171 231 37 112 31 28 281 1 10 7 1 36

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Sport. goods, hobby, book, & music stores 259 23 42 16 31 12 19 100 0 2 3 4 7

General merchandise stores 1,328 119 193 72 163 55 128 467 3 10 13 10 95

Miscellaneous store retailers 569 59 104 30 49 18 63 175 1 2 9 24 35

Nonstore retailers 526 48 51 25 51 12 55 203 2 9 23 21 26

Transportation 8,409 646 1,267 533 761 354 710 2,777 4 87 226 685 359

Air transportation 2,423 208 471 148 284 150 85 943 0 41 57 6 30

Rail transportation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Water transportation 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0

Truck transportation 2,606 164 330 201 177 87 315 829 0 18 61 293 131

Transit & ground passenger transp. 1,442 104 215 77 184 36 89 281 3 16 72 301 64

Pipeline transportation 14 2 0 2 5 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 0

Scenic & sightseeing transportation 20 3 4 0 0 2 2 3 0 0 2 3 1

Support activities for transportation 520 46 76 32 50 25 56 149 1 7 21 36 21

Postal service 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

Couriers & messengers 972 75 116 57 35 19 119 419 0 3 3 32 94

Warehousing & storage 409 44 55 16 26 35 43 149 0 2 10 11 18

Utilities 657 63 89 27 62 30 64 213 7 5 41 27 29

Information 1,081 90 101 70 165 53 169 294 3 13 16 69 38

Publishing industries, except Internet 424 35 39 16 64 37 60 118 1 4 5 27 18

Motion picture & sound recording ind. 68 8 8 0 15 1 9 15 0 1 2 5 4

Broadcasting, except Internet 120 11 14 8 22 3 12 31 2 3 2 11 1

Internet publishing & broadcasting 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

Telecommunications 396 29 34 41 49 11 79 106 0 5 5 24 13

ISPs, search portals, & data processing 54 6 5 5 9 1 4 19 0 0 2 2 1

Other information services 18 1 1 0 6 0 5 4 0 0 0 0 1

Financial Activities 3,323 326 355 137 513 139 343 979 2 59 103 158 209

Finance & insurance 1,867 177 160 66 376 76 215 498 2 34 49 88 126

Monetary authorities—central bank 19 1 3 0 3 3 2 4 0 0 1 0 2

Credit intermediation & related activ. 470 47 28 19 108 29 56 101 0 1 6 34 41

Securities, commodity contracts, invest. 106 10 14 1 9 2 15 41 0 3 1 8 2

Insurance carriers & related activities 785 65 55 23 160 22 90 235 1 13 16 36 69

Funds, trusts, & other financial vehicles 487 54 60 23 96 20 52 117 1 17 25 10 12

Real estate & rental & leasing 1,456 149 195 71 137 63 128 481 0 25 54 70 83

Real estate 973 105 128 52 102 39 78 328 0 18 36 30 57

Rental & leasing services 474 43 65 18 34 24 50 152 0 7 18 38 25

Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets 9 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1

Professional & Business Services 9,383 850 1,539 375 815 471 986 2,906 9 129 357 410 536

Professional & technical services 2,231 199 409 84 254 89 214 617 2 49 76 128 110

Mgmt. of companies & enterprises 585 50 71 18 73 22 67 210 2 9 19 17 27

Administrative & waste services 6,567 601 1,059 273 488 360 705 2,079 5 71 262 265 399

Administrative & support services 5,891 537 980 230 449 303 608 1,909 5 68 246 210 346

Waste mgmt. & remediation services 676 64 79 43 39 57 97 170 0 3 16 55 53

Educational & Health Services 18,914 1,095 3,035 402 2,432 403 2,298 6,528 14 277 443 561 1,426

Educational services 4,996 261 782 200 802 103 828 1,415 8 63 114 110 310

Health care & social assistance 13,918 834 2,253 202 1,630 300 1,470 5,113 6 214 329 451 1,116

Ambulatory health care services 2,562 181 373 52 220 47 288 922 0 33 82 190 174

Hospitals 3,779 185 452 35 470 87 294 1,534 2 38 108 38 536

Nursing & residential care facilities 5,646 375 1,066 45 705 136 565 2,111 4 116 110 107 306

Social assistance 1,931 93 362 70 235 30 323 546 0 27 29 116 100

Leisure & Hospitality Services 6,528 733 1,307 148 1,045 157 734 1,306 7 519 160 80 332

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Arts, entertainment, & recreation 1,087 89 280 33 109 31 133 293 2 23 26 18 50

Performing arts & spectator sports 382 34 132 8 26 6 40 103 1 5 5 1 21

Museums, historical sites, zoos, & parks 150 19 46 4 20 6 5 33 0 3 8 1 5

Amusements, gambling, & recreation 555 36 102 21 63 19 88 157 1 15 13 16 24

Accommodation & food services 5,441 644 1,027 115 936 126 601 1,013 5 496 134 62 282

Accommodation 1,088 110 149 30 178 37 126 300 0 44 41 10 63

Food services & drinking places 4,353 534 878 85 758 89 475 713 5 452 93 52 219

Other Services 2,661 236 446 111 287 115 312 701 6 42 137 140 128

Repair & maintenance 973 103 162 48 60 45 88 239 3 21 100 54 50

Personal & laundry services 714 59 119 22 77 35 79 224 2 9 14 42 32

Membership associations & orgs. 954 74 158 41 148 35 143 232 1 12 22 44 44

Private Households 20 0 7 0 2 0 2 6 0 0 1 0 2

Public Administration 14,675 1,200 2,480 496 1,546 472 1,601 4,015 14 214 595 710 1,332

Executive, legislative, & general govt. 14,109 1,157 2,401 474 1,479 456 1,558 3,833 14 210 566 666 1,295

Justice, public order, & safety activities 76 2 13 2 6 1 12 18 0 0 0 8 14

Administration of human resource progs. 9 0 1 0 1 0 2 5 0 0 0 0 0

Administration of environmental progs. 16 1 4 0 2 1 2 2 0 0 0 2 2

Community & housing program admin. 453 37 61 20 56 14 26 156 0 4 29 30 20

Administration of economic programs 12 3 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 4 1

Space research & technology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

National security & international affairs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Unclassified 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

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Table 6. Type of Injury or Illness by Body Part Affected, Pennsylvania 2006

INJURY OR ILLNESS

Total 110,657 9,173 2,691 36,451 24,513 24,669 12,508 607 45

Amputation, enucleation, loss of use 525 72 2 404 6 37 4 0 0Burns: heat & chemical 2,177 388 42 1,085 80 347 234 1 0Contusion, crushing, bruise 15,917 1,843 150 5,166 1,576 5,113 2,063 4 2Cut, laceration, puncture 12,847 1,669 68 9,225 119 1,477 283 6 0Fracture 6,653 293 45 2,886 463 2,752 213 0 1Sprain, strain 47,690 98 1,997 11,862 18,447 11,876 3,393 16 1Multiple injuries 3,963 183 26 481 113 323 2,785 51 1Occupational illness 2,670 187 31 1,141 416 49 672 173 1Other 18,069 4,434 329 4,177 3,260 2,657 2,850 352 10Unclassified 146 6 1 24 33 38 11 4 29

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Table 7. Type of Injury or Illness by Cause of Injury, Pennsylvania 2006

INJURY OR ILLNESS

Total 110,657 9,827 18,140 4,787 10,775 4,998 11,122 34,179 144 2,078 4,360 3,796 6,451

Amputation, enucleation, loss of use 525 71 141 4 4 213 4 25 0 6 32 6 19

Burns: heat & chemical 2,177 11 46 3 15 18 4 10 35 1,596 414 7 18

Contusion, crushing, bruise 15,917 1,960 5,449 940 2,533 1,947 1,552 549 1 29 20 578 359

Cut, laceration, puncture 12,847 5,293 5,418 171 279 923 236 118 0 67 73 97 172

Fracture 6,653 379 1,481 931 1,400 754 988 314 1 9 2 206 188

Sprain, strain 47,690 1,064 2,207 1,762 4,573 577 6,563 27,806 2 33 15 1,661 1,427

Multiple injuries 3,963 133 770 381 740 173 457 318 8 20 69 603 291

Occupational illness 2,670 20 83 2 3 5 94 796 0 97 600 16 954

Other 18,069 894 2,529 586 1,217 387 1,215 4,222 97 221 3,133 608 2,960

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Table 8. Age by Industry Division, Pennsylvania 2006

AGE

Total 110,657 669 1,129 10,055 18,136 24,101 1,081 3,323 9,383 18,914 6,528 2,661 14,675 2

Under 18 years 979 19 1 64 40 233 5 22 50 94 369 27 55 0

18 thru 20 years 4,540 41 51 464 650 1,194 21 101 508 413 701 130 266 0

21 thru 24 years 8,324 73 87 911 1,213 1,869 48 213 982 1,212 839 252 625 0

25 thru 29 years 10,741 57 143 1,213 1,526 2,257 93 349 1,119 1,705 740 252 1,286 1

30 thru 34 years 10,334 75 102 1,002 1,707 2,116 114 277 979 1,587 511 220 1,644 0

35 thru 39 years 12,293 90 111 1,134 2,073 2,746 122 369 1,089 1,747 530 283 1,999 0

40 thru 44 years 13,408 76 86 1,204 2,374 3,056 141 431 1,150 2,095 583 273 1,939 0

45 thru 49 years 13,748 74 127 1,081 2,579 3,079 149 411 1,077 2,289 535 278 2,069 0

50 thru 54 years 11,574 56 144 780 2,105 2,545 126 392 797 2,217 383 226 1,803 0

55 thru 59 years 9,288 47 88 589 1,797 1,996 136 315 715 1,737 315 191 1,362 0

60 thru 64 years 4,007 27 42 208 790 940 45 145 236 866 166 104 438 0

65 years & over 2,418 32 14 94 282 666 39 104 210 550 172 91 164 0

Age not reported 9,003 2 133 1,311 1,000 1,404 42 194 471 2,402 684 334 1,025 1

Median age 41.2 38.7 40.3 38.1 42.8 42.5 44.2 42.5 41.1 45.1 32.6 39.6 42.4 0

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Table 9. Age by Gender, Pennsylvania 2006

TOTAL TOTAL TOTAL

AGE TOTAL FATAL TOTAL FATAL TOTAL FATAL

Total 110,657 133 75,202 121 35,455 12

Under 18 years 979 0 609 0 370 018 thru 20 years 4,540 5 3,134 5 1,406 021 thru 24 years 8,324 3 5,685 2 2,639 125 thru 29 years 10,741 16 7,400 16 3,341 030 thru 34 years 10,334 4 7,113 4 3,221 035 thru 39 years 12,293 14 8,396 12 3,897 240 thru 44 years 13,408 21 8,854 19 4,554 245 thru 49 years 13,748 19 8,694 16 5,054 350 thru 54 years 11,574 16 7,169 15 4,405 155 thru 59 years 9,288 13 5,696 11 3,592 260 thru 64 years 4,007 9 2,362 9 1,645 065 years & over 2,418 11 1,428 10 990 1Age not reported 9,003 2 8,662 2 341 0Median age 41.2 49.3 40.3 45.5 42.8 46.1

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Table 10. County by Industry Division, Pennsylvania 2006

COUNTY

TOTAL 110,657 669 1,129 10,055 18,136 24,101 1,081 3,323 9,383 18,914 6,528 2,661 14,675 2

Adams 737 47 3 95 183 136 8 19 51 72 61 19 43 0

Allegheny 8,805 3 30 855 796 2,303 135 285 800 1,587 776 345 889 1

Armstrong 695 9 39 58 217 116 2 13 41 105 17 21 57 0

Beaver 1,916 1 7 170 381 577 11 53 179 263 128 38 108 0

Bedford 420 5 24 45 75 94 1 5 25 40 25 10 71 0

Berks 4,214 47 5 447 1,182 768 26 110 462 470 161 60 476 0

Blair 1,203 13 23 119 174 230 6 19 85 144 62 28 300 0

Bradford 324 9 8 13 48 52 0 18 30 62 11 6 67 0

Bucks 4,259 20 5 543 561 1,210 55 155 407 728 213 103 259 0

Butler 1,476 5 11 154 284 340 29 43 148 222 97 40 103 0

Cambria 1,591 7 61 119 215 251 11 39 127 243 86 25 407 0

Cameron 64 0 0 2 32 10 0 0 1 3 3 1 12 0

Carbon 834 2 9 105 131 176 23 33 68 109 35 31 112 0

Centre 762 4 3 70 98 118 3 31 58 168 77 13 119 0

Chester 2,854 83 1 330 356 689 16 123 245 542 149 89 231 0

Clarion 507 1 18 40 143 70 1 13 20 109 14 13 65 0

Clearfield 776 5 25 65 169 222 1 15 33 81 27 16 117 0

Clinton 380 6 0 32 95 49 2 3 26 76 14 6 71 0

Columbia 589 6 0 51 162 87 2 7 77 90 24 5 78 0

Crawford 828 5 23 66 264 97 7 8 43 116 33 18 148 0

Cumberland 1,675 11 1 178 202 413 12 66 133 226 129 35 268 1

Dauphin 2,296 14 0 174 265 509 21 64 252 328 161 36 472 0

Delaware 4,643 4 3 377 280 1,234 48 209 306 1,188 221 124 649 0

Elk 422 0 8 21 203 35 2 8 16 83 5 5 36 0

Erie 2,531 18 9 182 712 386 41 51 283 397 129 69 254 0

Fayette 1,485 10 60 155 243 313 10 27 115 234 101 34 183 0

Forest 81 0 2 1 20 16 1 0 8 5 3 0 25 0

Franklin 1,101 26 16 116 201 247 7 15 92 187 51 12 131 0

Fulton 128 1 6 8 39 22 0 2 5 20 4 2 19 0

Greene 463 1 63 58 34 70 0 9 27 94 25 6 76 0

Huntingdon 511 5 8 46 116 59 2 4 24 115 14 7 111 0

Indiana 931 16 172 72 124 163 12 27 38 123 26 33 125 0

Jefferson 559 2 38 37 169 111 4 15 37 76 23 8 39 0

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Juniata 262 1 0 35 122 27 1 3 11 23 3 4 32 0

Lackawanna 2,332 3 10 147 328 459 52 54 224 423 144 40 448 0

Lancaster 4,429 74 21 706 1,011 910 49 181 313 522 299 121 222 0

Lawrence 937 4 11 66 242 157 16 21 87 135 56 23 119 0

Lebanon 1,322 9 0 152 327 251 3 29 146 167 59 35 144 0

Lehigh 3,087 23 5 304 472 719 43 110 447 452 234 65 213 0

Luzerne 3,570 9 17 260 553 806 50 90 306 533 165 62 719 0

Lycoming 1,348 17 6 114 389 206 4 21 103 201 58 28 201 0

McKean 450 0 39 16 122 87 8 17 22 63 15 7 54 0

Mercer 1,101 2 13 65 297 173 11 36 56 228 60 19 141 0

Mifflin 635 2 0 37 364 73 3 4 29 50 17 6 50 0

Monroe 1,377 2 8 123 184 367 19 36 129 240 141 44 84 0

Montgomery 5,544 7 1 584 718 1,255 53 265 529 1,044 341 133 614 0

Montour 177 5 1 8 12 22 2 0 8 47 13 6 53 0

Northampton 2,541 4 5 249 494 541 25 62 212 411 169 69 300 0

Northumberland 1,056 22 6 85 225 211 3 15 75 149 53 21 191 0

Perry 486 5 0 84 61 123 0 7 55 57 14 13 67 0

Philadelphia 14,979 13 0 721 966 3,480 94 523 1,134 3,708 895 346 3,099 0

Pike 340 0 1 31 20 57 4 13 17 75 55 22 45 0

Potter 143 6 7 8 26 7 28 3 5 16 6 0 31 0

Schuylkill 1,546 10 17 161 314 334 24 29 142 146 74 37 258 0

Snyder 469 5 0 45 208 42 1 4 20 32 27 4 81 0

Somerset 800 13 62 84 145 150 5 16 49 107 38 12 119 0

Sullivan 47 2 0 3 9 9 0 2 6 10 0 0 6 0

Susquehanna 311 3 29 14 35 62 4 5 18 64 18 4 55 0

Tioga 341 6 5 21 59 36 2 7 39 103 21 6 36 0

Union 377 4 1 41 93 57 3 5 23 44 33 2 71 0

Venango 687 0 53 31 158 88 2 12 27 115 17 8 176 0

Warren 510 5 23 22 179 84 2 6 14 58 7 6 104 0

Washington 2,030 4 60 245 284 420 18 52 173 331 145 64 234 0

Wayne 403 2 5 54 33 98 7 7 32 58 46 15 46 0

Westmoreland 3,421 7 30 333 671 799 31 76 337 547 197 94 299 0

Wyoming 296 2 3 35 42 71 4 9 37 44 21 4 24 0

York 3,243 12 9 367 799 747 11 114 296 405 182 83 218 0

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Methodology

Injuries and illnesses are reported to the bureau by Elec-tronic Data Interchange (EDI) or through the bureau’s Website. The narrative description of the accident or exposure iscoded for type of injury, part of body affected and cause ofinjury. These characteristics are classified according to theNational Council on Compensation Insurance Coding Systemas it refers to work-related injuries. The nature of businessis classified according to the North American Industry Clas-sification System. In Tables 2, 3, 4 and 5 of this publicationNatural Resources, Mining, Construction and Manufacturingindustries are classified at the four-digit level. All otherindustries are classified at the three-digit level. Tables 1, 8and 10 are at the division level. Age and Gender areobtained directly from the electronic report.

The data tabulated refers to the years in which the injury orillness was reported. In some instances, however, the injuryactually occurred in an earlier period.

Glossary

North American Industry Classification System (NAICS):

A classification system developed by the Office of StatisticalStandards, Executive Office of the President/Office of Man-agement and Budget, for use in classifying firms by type ofactivity in which they are engaged. Each firm is assigned anindustry code for its major activity, which is determined bythe product or group of products produced or services ren-dered.

AppendixCause of Injury:

Description of the event which directly resulted in theinjury, i.e., struck by or against, fall, caught in, under orbetween, overexertion, etc.

Type of Injury:

Result of the injury or illness, i.e., cut, bruise, fracture,amputation, sprain, etc.

Part of Body Affected:

The part of the worker’s body directly affected by the injuryor illness.

Work Injury and Illness Rate:

Injury and illness rates for selected industries are obtainedby dividing the number of injuries or illnesses reported dur-ing the year by the estimated average preliminary employ-ment for 12 months, times 1,000.

Age and Gender:

Obtained directly from the First Report of Injury at time ofinjury.

Electronic Data Interchange (EDI):

Process of submitting a First Report of Injury electronically.

Web:

Process of submitting a First Report of Injury via the Inter-net.

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Message from David A. CicolaDIRECTOR, WORKERS’ COMPENSATION OFFICE OF ADJUDICATION

TThe Office of Adjudication continued to enhance the service provided to workers’ compensation litigants statewide. At the end of 2006, we again saw decreases in the average time required to process litigated claims, the percentage of closed cases await-ing decision for more than 90 days, and the total number of pending petitions. We saw

a growth in the use of mediation and settlement conferences, as more participants experience thevalue of self-determination in resolving their disputes. We also began to implement Act 147 of 2006.

I take this opportunity to recognize and thank the judges, our clerical employees, and our manage-ment team for their professionalism and their ongoing dedication to the workers’ compensation com-munity. We look forward to continued gains in the current year and beyond.

Sincerely,

David A. Cicola

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Overview of the Office of AdjudicationPrimary Function

The Office of Adjudication is responsible for the resolutionof disputed workers’ compensation matters. The director ofadjudication oversees 91 workers’ compensation judges,three judge managers, four administrative officers and 25field offices. The workers’ compensation judges conducthearings in disputed matters and render reasoned decisionsin a timely manner. Judges also provide alternative disputeresolution services in contested matters.


1. Reduced the statewide average time to hear and decideworkers’ compensation cases to 7.8 months, down from8.3 months in 2005, 8.4 months in 2004, 8.7 months in2003, 9.3 months in 2002, 9.8 months in 1999 and 11.5months in 1998.

2. Judges reduced the number of pending petitions from33,653 at the end of 2005 to 30,616 at the end of 2006.

3. Ended the year with fewer than two percent of closedpetitions having been closed for more than 90 days priorto decision.

4. Continued to expand the number of cases processedthrough alternative dispute resolution.

5. Enhanced case management software to improve elec-tronic reporting of alternative dispute resolution activity.

6. Continued to advertise alternative dispute resolutionservices through the bureau’s newsletter, speakingengagements, the department’s Web site, and in meet-ings with bar associations and other stakeholders.

7. Provided additional alternative dispute resolution train-ing to judges.

8. Continued to provide “resolution days” to make thealternative dispute resolution process more efficient forparticipants.

9. Continued to provide “resolution court” at the SpringGarden office to expedite settlements in the southeast-ern district.

10.Developed and conducted the 2006 Workers’ Compensa-tion Judges’ Conference. This conference provided judgeswith continuing education required by the Act.

11.Revised the training program for newly hired judges.

12.Appointed workers’ compensation judges to serve in the25 offices.

13. Conducted annual safety meetings in each field office.

14. Coordinated training of new and existing employees inthe Comprehensive Information Management Systems(CIMS), Microsoft applications, Employer Self-Service, andother topics offered by L&I and the Office of Administra-tion.

15.Updated current CIMS and field office procedure manu-als.

16. Implemented Act 109 of 2006 (updated current CIMS andfield office procedure manuals regarding collection ofchild support arrearages).

17. Implemented mandatory mediation programs in eachoffice, as required by Act 147 of 2007.

Goals

1. Continue to decide cases within 90 days of the datecases are concluded and ready for a decision.

2. Further reduce the average length of time to adjudicatecases, with continuing emphasis on reducing petitions inlitigation for 18 months or more.

3. Continue to enhance the professionalism of the judgecorps through continuing legal education and judges’meetings and conferences.

4. Continue to implement Act 147 of 2007.

5. Afford additional training opportunities to judges whoprovide alternative dispute resolution services.

6. Continue to use Office of Adjudication trainers to trainnew staff in CIMS, the Integrated Enterprise System andMicrosoft applications.

7. Continue to obtain recognition of regional safety com-mittees.

8. Revise the process for investigating and resolving CIMSissues.

9. Relocate field offices and remote hearing locations asand when necessary.

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Mission Statement

To address worker’s compensation disputes by affordingtimely and impartial adjudication of workers’ compensationmatters, and to encourage cooperation among parties toworkers’ compensation claims by providing alternative dis-pute resolution services.

Judge Managers

In addition to managing their own caseloads, the threejudge managers supervise the judges in the Office of Adju-dication field offices in their respective regions and the fouradministrative officers. Among other duties, judge man-agers are responsible for balancing workloads among

judges; reassigning petitions among judges; assigningjudges to handle informal conferences; performing orassigning other judges to perform hearing duties for judgeswho are absent; training and evaluating new judges; inter-facing with stakeholders and evaluating the impact of pro-posed policy and legislative changes.

Administrative Officers

The four administrative officers manage the Office of Adju-dication field office facilities and clerical staff supportingthe judges in their respective districts. They developenhancements of the adjudication processes in the fieldand provide innovative technology, necessary equipment,and appropriate training for field office staff. The adminis-trative officers are the Office of Adjudication’s liaisons withthe various divisions of the bureau and the department.They provide necessities to the field offices to facilitatejudges' hearings and decisions on a timely basis.

The Administrative Officers are:

Saundra Parker—Southeastern DistrictLinda Montville—Eastern DistrictSharon Hooks—Central DistrictBarbara Laurin—Western District

Persifor Oliver Jr. Karen WertheimerSusan Caravaggio

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Office of Adjudication UpdatesCompromise and Release Agreements

The parties may settle matters in dispute under the Act byentering into a Compromise and Release Agreement. Theagreement must contain detailed information about thesettlement. Form LIBC-755, Compromise and Release Agree-ment, provides a format for these agreements.

A workers' compensation judge must conduct a hearingand circulate a written decision before the agreement canbe effective. The judge may not approve the agreementunless the injured worker understands its full legal signifi-cance. During calendar year 2006, workers' compensationjudges approved 13,943 Compromise and Release Agree-ments resulting in payments to injured workers totaling$777,257,740.99.

Alternative Dispute Resolution Services

The Office of Adjudication is pleased to offer mediationservices, settlement conferences and informal conferencesunder the Act. Under this system, the decision is placed in

the hands of the parties through a process of self-determi-nation to reach an amicable agreement. The judge’s role isto facilitate the parties’ discussion, provide guidancethrough the process in identifying each party’s interestsand to assist the parties in determining creative solutionsfor possible settlements.

Parties retain control over the outcome. There is no costwhen a workers’ compensation judge serves as the neutralparty. Other potential benefits of this system include:

• Informal sessions

• Open communication between the parties

• Expedition of the claims process

• Limited attorney involvement

The Office of Adjudication will schedule mediation sessionsas required by Act 147 of 2006. The parties may also requestsettlement conferences or informal conferences at anytime.

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Office of Adjudication PersonnelOrganization Chart

Department of Labor & Industry Secretary

Stephen M. Schmerin

Central District

Acting Judge Managers

Susan CaravaggioPersifor Oliver, Jr.

Eastern District

Judge Manager

Susan Caravaggio(570) 621-3146

Western District

Judge Manager

Persifor Oliver, Jr.(412) 565-5277

Compensation

& Insurance

Deputy Secretary

Elizabeth Crum

Office of

Adjudication Director

David A. Cicola(717) 783-5421

Labor & Industry

Chief Counsel

Roger H. Caffier

Deputy

Chief Counsel

Thomas J. Kuzma(717) 783-4467

Southeastern District

Judge Manager

Karen Wertheimer(215) 781-3274

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Office of Adjudication District Offices

See telephone directory on page 70 for names, telephone numbers and office locations of workers’ compensation judges.

READING

Reading State Office Building625 Cherry Street, Suite 150Reading, PA 19602(610) 621-2370

SCRANTON

400 Spruce Street, Suite 500Scranton, PA 18503(570) 963-4580

WILKES-BARRE

105 N. Main Street, 2nd Floor RearWilkes-Barre, PA 18701(570) 826-2577

Southeastern District

BRISTOL

1242 New Rodgers Road, Box 802Bristol, PA 19007(215) 781-3274

PHILADELPHIA

State Office Building1400 Spring Garden StreetPhiladelphia, PA 19130(215) 560-2488

NORTHEAST PHILADELPHIA

Grant Plaza Business Park2901 Grant Avenue, Suite 900Philadelphia, PA 19114(215) 560-2125

UPPER DARBY

Barclay Square Center, 2nd Floor1500 Garrett RoadUpper Darby, PA 19082(610) 284-6913

WILLIAMSPORT

208 West 3rd Street, RearSuite 202Williamsport, PA 17701(570) 327-3735

Eastern District

ALLENTOWN

160 Hamilton StreetSuite 200Allentown, PA 18101(610) 821-6554 & (610) 821-6535

HAZLETON

29th Street Office ComplexBuilding A, Suite 2031201 North Church StreetHazleton, PA 18202(570) 459-3840

LANCASTER

315 West James Street, Suite 206Lancaster, PA 17603(717) 299-7591

MALVERN

72 Lancaster Avenue, 2nd FloorMalvern, PA 19355(610) 251-2878

POTTSVILLE

112 South Claude A. Lord Blvd.Pottsville, PA 17901(570) 621-3146

Central District

BUREAU HEADQUARTERS

Room 3241171 South Cameron StreetHarrisburg, PA 17104-2501(717) 783-5421

ALTOONA

615 Howard AvenueSuite 202Altoona, PA 16601(814) 946-7355

BROOKVILLE

395 Main StreetBrookville, PA 15825(814) 849-5382

CLEARFIELD

306 East Locust StreetClearfield, PA 16830-2415(814) 765-6398

GREENSBURG

144 North Main StreetSuite 1AGreensburg, PA 15601(724) 832-5310

HARRISBURG

East Gate Center1010 North 7th Street, Room 319Harrisburg, PA 17102-1400(717) 783-4419

JOHNSTOWN

607 Main Street, Suite 100Johnstown, PA 15901(814) 533-2494

Western District

ALIQUIPPA

Sheffield Professional Building2020 Main Street Aliquippa, PA 15001(724) 378-1863

ERIE

3400 Lovell Place13th and Holland StreetsErie, PA 16503(814) 871-4632

NEW CASTLE

146 Cascade GalleriaNew Castle, PA 16101(724) 656-3084

PITTSBURGH

933 Penn Avenue, Suite 300Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3817(412) 565-5277

UNIONTOWN

108 N. Beeson Blvd, Suite 200Uniontown, PA 15401(724) 439-7420

WASHINGTON

Millcraft Center90 West Chestnut StreetWashington, PA 15301(724) 223-4595

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Office of Adjudication Statistical ReviewPetitions Assigned to Judges (not remands)Fiscal Year 2002/03 through Calendar Year 2006

Type of Petition 2002/03 2003/04 2004/05 2005/06 2006

Claim 11,304 11,750 11,399 10,805 10,471

Supersedeas Fund 79 126 105 124 97

Reinstatement 2,762 2,717 2,639 2,561 2,515

Suspension 5,138 4,543 4,828 4,544 4,414

Termination 4,194 3,986 4,135 4,031 3,927

Penalty 6,195 6,630 6,822 6,926 6,747

Review 3,575 3,632 3,794 3,808 4,308

Review Medical 1,068 1,076 1,109 1,112 1,079

Fatal 151 88 79 91 77

Commutation 20 12 11 3 4

Modification 3,230 2,846 3,242 3,147 3,201

Set Aside Final 72 45 47 38 35

Claim 301(i) 59 31 29 18 16

of Fatal 8 14 7 3 12

WC/of Fatal Spec. 8 14 7 3 5

Utilization Review 1,817 1,813 1,833 1,811 1,751

Joinder 594 535 513 444 421

Physical Exam 2,163 2,057 2,188 2,081 2,137

Challenge 927 878 833 815 819

Comp/Release 5,763 6,018 6,270 6,731 6,618

Special Term 1,570 1,397 1,117 949 923

Expert Interview 597 529 497 426 390

Total 51,294 50,657 51,504 50,471 49,987


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Petitions and Remands Assigned vs. Judges DecisionsFiscal Years 1997/98 through Calendar Year 2006

Reportable Injuries* vs. Total Petitions and Remands vs. Total Claim Petitions**Fiscal Years 1997/98 through Calendar Year 2006


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Petitions Assigned by County2005 Calendar Year* vs. 2006 Calendar Year

* 2005 numbers in ( )

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Workplace Safety

WorkSAFE PA Initiative: “Promoting Pennsylvania WorkplaceSafety”

“It is the intent of the Rendell Administration that the Work-SAFE PA initiative will incorporate previous statewide accom-plishments with new goals and objectives to take Pennsyl-vania’s workplace safety record to the next level.”

—Stephen M. Schmerin, Secretary,PA Department of Labor & Industry

Workplace safety is a priority of the Rendell Administrationand of the Department of Labor & Industry. Governor Ren-dell and Secretary Schmerin are committed to the goal ofreducing workplace injuries and illnesses in Pennsylvania.Good safety makes good sense for the worker, businessesand the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania!

Providing a safe work environment for Pennsylvania’s work-ers requires complete commitment by employers andemployees. For this reason, Governor Rendell instituted theworkplace safety initiative called WorkSAFE PA “PromotingPennsylvania Workplace Safety.”

The mission and function of the WorkSAFE PA initiative is toprovide Pennsylvania employers and employees with theinformation and technical assistance needed to developcomprehensive safety practices in the workplace. It willalso recognize successful employer-employee joint safetyprograms, which result in the achievement of safety excel-lence.

At the Department of Labor & Industry, resources from theGovernor's Office of Labor-Management Cooperation, theBureaus of Workers’ Compensation, Labor Law Compliance,PENNSAFE and Occupational & Industrial Safety, and theSafety, Health, Accident Prevention and Education Division(S.H.A.P.E.) will provide a coordinated effort to ensure work-place safety throughout the Commonwealth.

There are four main components to the WorkSAFE PA initia-tive which include:

1. WorkSAFE PA Advisory Board—Comprised of businessand labor representatives and health and safety profes-sionals from across the Commonwealth, the boardserves as a community forum to provide the secretary ofLabor & Industry with counsel and direction in thereview or formulation of safety-related policies, pro-grams and legislation for the governor’s initiative to

make Pennsylvania a safer place to live and work. Theboard members are as follows:

Stephen M. Schmerin

Secretary–PA Department of Labor & Industry

Len Negley

Executive Director–WorkSAFE PA

Elizabeth Crum

Deputy Secretary for Compensation & Insurance–PADepartment of Labor & Industry

Rocco DiPietro

Health Safety & Environmental Professional–Cocciardiand Associates, Inc.

Donald W. Dunlevy

Director/Chairman–United Transportation Union

Dennis Eicker

Vice President–International Brotherhood of ElectricalWorkers, Local 5

Sean George

Director, Safety Training–Steamfitters Local 449

Bernadette L. Heckman

Vice President, Safety and Control Loss–A.V. Internation-al, Inc.

Steve D. High

President–High Safety Consulting

Robert L. Holman

Principal Engineer–Merck & Co., Inc.

Jack Kupchinsky

Director, Bureau of Workers’ Compensation–PA Depart-ment of Labor & Industry

Jay Lantzy

Director–Governor’s Office of Labor Management Coop-eration

Patrick V. Larkin, Esquire

President–Brokerage Professionals, Inc.

Betsy L. Lovensheimer, CIH

Executive Team Leader–Compliance Management Inter-national

Robert McCall

Director of Safety–Master Builder's Association of West-ern PA

Barb Moody

Workperfect Coordinator–Health South

Robert O'Brien

Deputy Secretary for Safety & Labor Management Rela-tions–PA Department of Labor & Industry

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Michael J. Neptune

National Sales Manager–National Traffic Safety Institute

Robert A. Quigley

Executive Director and General Counsel–Drug Free Penn-sylvania, Inc.

Judith A. Resenic, RN

Program Manager–NoviCare Rehabilitation

Scott Schneider

Director, Occupational Safety & Health–Laborer’s Health& Safety Fund of North America

Jim Sucic

Commonwealth Safety Coordinator–Office of Administra-tion

Victor Tucci, M.D.

President–Three Rivers Health & Safety Inc.

Joe Virsack, MBA, CSP

Manager Consulting–Safety, Health & Environmental

Tom Ward

Director–Bureau of PENNSAFE–PA Department of Labor& Industry

Roger Williams

Chief, Employee Benefits & Safety Division–Bureau ofHuman Resources–PA Department of Labor & Industry

2. Technical assistance and training—Through the Bureauof Workers’ Compensation’s 5 percent discount program,auditing and training; and the Bureau of PENNSAFE Safe-ty Committee trainers.

3. Outreach—Through conferences, speaking engagements,literature, educational materials and the Internet. Listedare some Web sites for reference:

• www.state.pa.us, PA Keyword: workplace safety• www.state.pa.us, PA Keyword: worksafe pa• www.state.pa.us, PA Keyword: HandS

4. Governor’s Award for

Safety Excellence—Pre-sented annually to selectcompanies that demon-strate safety excellencethrough comprehensivesafety programs and labormanagement cooperation.See page 67 for the 2006winners.

Governor’s Occupational Safety andHealth Conference

This two-day conference brings together individuals withspecial interest in the field of workplace health and safetyto share ideas and to meet innovators in safety programdesign and technology.

Each fall, more than 1,000 safety and health care profes-sionals, business leaders, workers, educators and govern-ment leaders from across Pennsylvania attend the Gover-nor's Occupational Safety and Health Conference.

Using labor-management cooperation, these professionalsstrive toward a common goal: to create a safer workplaceand a healthier workforce, and to increase awareness ofsafety issues in the workplace, the home and throughoutlocal communities.

Featuring nationally-known speakers, the conference high-lights one-on-one interaction during two days of work-shops. Many of the workshops are created based on needsexpressed by attendees at the previous year’s conference.In addition, workshops with the most interest from atten-dees are repeated in the second session of the day toensure that all participants have the opportunity to partici-pate in the workshops of their interest.

The Hershey Lodge and Convention Center, centrally locat-ed and near major attractions including historic LancasterCounty, the battlefield at Gettysburg and the HersheyChocolate Factory, has been home to the conference for thepast decade.

Governor’s Award for Safety Excellence

Providing a safe work environment for Pennsylvania’s work-ers requires complete commitment by employers andemployees. For this reason, Governor Rendell’s safety initia-tive will provide Pennsylvania employers and employeeswith the information and technical assistance needed todevelop comprehensive safety practices in the workplace. Itwill also recognize the successful employer-employee jointsafety programs, which result in the achievement of safetyexcellence.

The Governor’s Award for Safety Excellence is a competitiveaward, as evidenced by the high number of nominationsreceived annually. The information gained from these nom-inations provides valuable best practices that are sharedacross the state.

Any Pennsylvania employer is eligible for the Governor’sAward for Safety Excellence; nominations for the award arevoluntary. Information and criteria used to determine final-ists include any established joint safety committee; level oflabor and management cooperation in prevention efforts; acomprehensive safety plan with a commitment ofresources and training; trends experienced in workplaceinjuries/illnesses over the past five years; number, frequen-cy and severity of workplace injuries/illnesses vs. industrystandards; and innovation and strategic development ofsafety policy and approaches.

Initial review of all nominations is conducted by the Gover-nor’s Award for Safety Excellence Review Committee. Semi-finalists are then contacted for an on-site visit conductedby a member(s) of the department’s safety team to review

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the nominee’s comprehensive safety program. Site visitreports are written and distributed to the Governor’s Awardfor Safety Excellence Review Committee for the determina-tion of finalists. Recommendations are then forwarded tothe secretary of Labor & Industry, who makes the finaldetermination.

A special luncheon at the annual Governor’s OccupationalSafety and Health Conference, in Hershey, Pa., is the stagefor winner recognition and award presentations.

For a copy of the award application, visit: www.state.pa.us,PA Keyword: worksafe pa.

2006 Governor’s Award for Safety Excellence Winners

Allegheny County—School District of Pittsburgh

School District ofPittsburgh, a publicschool district serv-ing 32,000 studentsand employingnearly 7,000 work-ers, implementedan Accident and Illness Prevention Program (AIPP) manual in2003, setting forth 28 safety program elements. Total work-place incidents decreased nearly 20 percent since the AIPPwas implemented, saving an estimated $225,000 throughreduced injuries. Approximately 5,400 employees are repre-sented by the following unions: Pittsburgh Federation ofTeachers, AFSCME #84, Pittsburgh Building & ConstructionTrades Council, and the Pittsburgh Administrators Associa-tion.

Dauphin County—Triple Crown Corporation

Triple Crown Corpo-ration is a real estatedevelopment, resi-dential/ commer-cialconstruction andproperty manage-ment company.Triple Crown wasrecently named one of the Best Places to Work in PA, byBest Companies Group. The company began its safety pro-gram in 1995, and provides monthly safety training toemployees at their job sites. New employees are given safe-ty orientation, and a custom-designed safety plan specificto their jobs. Triple Crown’s OSHA recordable incident rate of1.33 percent is well below industry average. Workers’ com-pensation costs have been less than $2,000 annually for thepast three years.

Erie County—Rabe Environment Systems, Inc.

Rabe EnvironmentalSystems Inc., is aheating, ventilating,air conditioning,plumbing and ener-gy -managementcompany. The 72-person firm believesinjuries are preventable. Every employee receives a copy ofthe company’s safety manual, and weekly job-site safetyinspections are conducted. Rabe has 1,002 days workedwithout a lost-time accident, and has zero recordableinjuries for 2004 and 2005. Approximately 53 employees arerepresented by the Plumber and Steamfitters Local #47 andLocal 12 Sheet Metal workers.

Lehigh County—Day-Timers, Inc.

Day-Timers, Inc., isa manufacturer ofprinted calendars,organization toolsand planners. Thecompany has aneffective Compre-hensive Environ-mental Safety Man-agement Program with mandated safety-training programsfor new and current employees. Physical fitness is a currenthealth and safety focus, with one-third of 484 employeesjoining a recently established fitness center. Day-Timers’OSHA recordable incident rate was 1.07 percent in 2005, ascompared to an industry average of 5.2 percent. As ofAugust 2006, Day-Timers reached one year without a losttime incident.

Mercer County—John XXIII Home

John XXIII Home isa 300-bed assisted-and independent-living facility pro-viding round-the-clock care. JohnXXIII Home’s work-place safety com-mittee is thenucleus of the safety program involved in all aspects ofdaily operation of the home. Its OSHA recordable incidentrate dropped from 15.9 percent in 2002 to 5.7 percent in2005. The home currently has more than 340 days withouta lost-time accident. Workers’ compensation premiumshave dropped from over $200,000 annually to approximate-ly $75,000 in 2005.

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More InformationOn the Web

Log on at www.state.pa.us, PA Keyword: workers comp

Check us out on the Web where you’ll find more excitingand innovative workers’ compensation features, including:

Health and Safety

Log on at www.state.pa.us, PA Keyword: workplace safety

Here you’ll find descriptions about a variety of safety-relat-ed programs including safety committee certification,return-to-work, the Governor’s Award for Safety Excellenceand drug free workplaces. You’ll also be able to learn aboutthe health and safety online filing system, “HandS”.

Log on at www.state.pa.us, PA Keyword: hands

Health and Safety has gone electronic with their new“HandS” online system! Now self-insured employers andinsurers can file annual reports online. Employers who wantto certify their safety committees or renew existing certifi-cation can do so over the Web.

At this site you’ll find instructions on how to use the“HandS” system and how to establish a user account.

First Report of Injury (Formerly Employer’s Report)

Web Submission

Log on at: www.state.pa.us, PA Keyword: workers comp.From here, click on “Online Services” (upper left-hand side ofthe page), then “Workers’ Compensation First Report ofInjury.”

This application allows users to file a First Report of Injuryvia the Internet. Electronic submission of this form is nowmandatory.

Claims Forms Filing Tutorial

Log on at: www.state.pa.us, PA Keyword: workers comp.From here, click on “Bureau of Workers’ Compensation,”“Claims Information,” then “WC Forms Tutorial.”

The claims forms filing tutorial assists the workers’ compen-sation community in meeting the bureau’s filing require-ments when completing claims forms (prior to litigation).The tutorial demonstrates the flow of the claims processand offers a description and explanation of each form.

Workers' Compensation Claim Petition

Log on at: www.state.pa.us, PA Keyword: workers comp.From here, click on “Online Services” (upper left-hand side ofthe page), then “Workers’ Compensation Claim Petition.”

This application allows users to file a Claim Petition form viathe Internet.

Workers’ Compensation Petition To:

Log on at: www.state.pa.us, PA Keyword: workers comp.From here, click on “Online Services” (upper left-hand side ofthe page), then “Workers’ Compensation Petition To:”

This application allows users to file a Petition To: form viathe Internet.

Workers’ Compensation “Quick Links”

Log on at: www.state.pa.us, PA Keyword: workers comp.

Here you’ll find more information on subjects such asWorkers’ Compensation Act, Medical Fee Schedule, Healthand Safety, Claim Forms Completion Guide–Tip Sheets,Obtaining WC Hearing Transcripts, Alternative Dispute Reso-lution, Kids’ Chance, Inc. of Pennsylvania, bureau publica-tions and more!

Workers’ Compensation Subpoena

Log on at: www.state.pa.us, PA Keyword: workers comp.From here, click on “Online Services” (upper left-hand side ofthe page), then “Workers’ Compensation Subpoena.”

This feature allows users to access the subpoena online, fillin the blanks, print the form and mail it to a workers’ com-pensation judge along with a written request for the judgeto issue the subpoena.

Publications Available from the Bureauof Workers’ Compensation:

Employer Information

• Employer’s Guide to Workers’ Compensation Insurance inPennsylvania—Information on loss cost multipliers, classi-fication codes, insurance fraud, safety committee incen-tive program, etc.

• Employer’s Guide to Self-Insuring Workers’ Compensation(LIBC-300)—Information on how to self-insure your work-ers’ compensation coverage.

• Employer Information (LIBC-200)—Includes key aspects ofthe Workers’ Compensation Act which relate specificallyto employers.

Injured Workers’ Information

• Workers’ Compensation & the Injured Worker (LIBC-100)—General information on the rights and responsibilities ofinjured workers under the law.

Medical Cost Containment Information

• Medical Cost Containment Regulations Reference—Work-ers’ compensation medical cost containment regulationshighlights.

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Health and Safety Materials

• Health and Safety Regulations (PA Bulletin, Vol. 31, No.28, July 14, 2001)

• State Certified Workplace Safety Committee Program(LIBC-733)

Miscellaneous

• News & Notes—Bureau newsletter on policies, proce-dures and updates on the law.

• Section 305 Prosecutions—A guide to aid Pennsylvania’sdistrict attorneys in prosecuting employers who fail tocarry the required workers’ compensation insurance cov-erage as outlined in Section 305 of the PA Workers’ Com-pensation Act.

To obtain additional copies of the annual report or otherpublications listed on pages 68 and 69 or for informationregarding the PA WC, e-mail, call or write to the bureau:

CLAIMS INFORMATION SERVICES

• E-mail: [email protected]

• Local calls and calls outside PA: (717) 772-4447

• Toll-free inside PA: 1-800-482-2383

• TTY (Only people with hearing loss) Toll-free inside PA: 1-800-362-4228

• TTY local and calls outside PA: (717) 772-4991

EMPLOYER INFORMATION SERVICES: (717) 772-3702

CERTIFIED EMPLOYER NETWORK:

For referrals to employers who have volunteered to provideassistance in establishing workplace safety committees,call (717) 772-1917.

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To receive future issues of the bureau’s annual report andthe News & Notes newsletter, complete the form below, cuton dotted line and mail to:

Bureau of Workers’ CompensationAttn: Information Services Section1171 South Cameron Street, Room 324Harrisburg, PA 17104-2501

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Harrisburg, PA 17120(717) 787-5109

To access the Act online, log on at www.state.pa.us, PA Key-word: workers comp. From there, click on Bureau of Work-ers’ Compensation, then WC Act under Publications.

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Aliquippa Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (724) 378-1863Sheffield Professional Building, 2020 Main Street, 15001

Allentown Office. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (610) 821-6535160 Hamilton Street, Suite 200, 18101

Altoona Office. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (814) 946-7355615 Howard Avenue, Suite 202, 16601

Bristol Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (215) 781-32741242 New Rodgers Road, Box 802, 19007

Brookville Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (814) 849-5382395 Main Street, 15825

Bureau Headquarters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (717) 783-54211171 S. Cameron Street, Room 324, 17104-2501

Clearfield Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (814) 765-6398306 E. Locust Street, 16830-2415

Erie Office. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (814) 871-46323400 Lovell Place, 13th & Holland Streets, 16503

Greensburg Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (724) 832-5310144 North Main Street, Suite 1A, 15601

Harrisburg Judges Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (717) 783-4419East Gate Center, 1010 N. 7th Street, Room 319, 17102-1400

Hazleton Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (570) 459-38401201 N. Church Street, Building A, Suite 203, 18202

Johnstown Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (814) 533-2494607 Main Street, Suite 100, 15901

Lancaster Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (717) 299-7591315 W. James Street, Suite 206, 17603

Malvern Office. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (610) 251-287872 Lancaster Avenue, 2nd Floor, 19355

New Castle Office

146 Cascade Galleria, 16101. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (724) 656-3084

Telephone DirectoryPhiladelphia Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (215) 560-24881400 Spring Garden Street, State Office Building, 19130

NE Philadelphia Office. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (215) 560-21252901 Grant Avenue, Suite 900, 19114

Pittsburgh Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (412) 565-5277933 Penn Avenue, Suite 300, 15222

Pottsville Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (570) 621-3146112 S. Claude A. Lord Boulevard, 17901

Reading Office. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (610) 621-2370625 Cherry Street, Suite 150, 19602

Scranton Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (570) 963-4580400 Spruce Street, Suite 500, 18503

Uniontown Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (724) 439-7420108 N. Beeson Boulevard, Suite 200, 15401

Upper Darby Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (610) 284-69131500 Garrett Road, Barclay Square Center, 2nd Floor, 19082

Washington Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (724) 223-4595Millcraft Center, 90 W. Chestnut Street, 15301

Wilkes-Barre Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (570) 826-2577105 N. Main Street, 2nd Floor Rear, 18701

Williamsport Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (570) 327-3735208 W. 3rd Street, Rear, Suite 202, 17701

Information Services

Claims Information Services:Inside Pennsylvania (toll-free). . . . . . . . . . . (800) 482-2383Local & outside Pennsylvania . . . . . . . . . . (717) 772-4447

Employer Information Services: . . . . . . . . . . . . (717) 772-3702

TTY (for hearing and speech impaired):Inside Pennsylvania (toll-free). . . . . . . . . . . (800) 362-4228Local & outside Pennsylvania . . . . . . . . . . (717) 772-4991

Contact Personnel Location Title Telephone No.

Adams, Stacey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Harrisburg HQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sec. Sup., H & S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (717) 772-1917

Bachman, Patricia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NE Philadelphia DO . . . . . . . . . . . . . WCJ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (215) 560-2125Baker, Paul . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pottsville DO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WCJ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (570) 621-3146Baldys, Karl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Williamsport DO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WCJ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (570) 327-3735Barbieri, Christina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Philadelphia DO. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WCJ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (215) 560-2488Benedict, Alfred . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New Castle DO. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WCJ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (724) 656-3084Benischeck, Robert. . . . . . . . . . . . . Lancaster DO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WCJ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (717) 299-7591Bivens, Linda . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Harrisburg HQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sec., Adj. Dir. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (717) 783-5421Blevins, Donna. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Harrisburg HQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sec., Claims Mgmt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (717) 772-0621Bloom, Irving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Greensburg DO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WCJ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (724) 832-5310Bowers, Debra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Philadelphia DO. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WCJ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (215) 560-2488Briston, Pamela . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pittsburgh DO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WCJ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (412) 565-5277

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Burman, Martin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Malvern DO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WCJ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (610) 251-2878

Callahan, Bonnie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Philadelphia DO. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WCJ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (215) 560-2488Caravaggio, Susan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pottsville DO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WCJM, Eastern Region . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (570) 621-3146Cercone, Susan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aliquippa DO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WCJ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (724) 378-1863Cicola, David. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Harrisburg HQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Director, Adjudication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (717) 783-5421Clark, Charles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Harrisburg DO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WCJ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (717) 783-4419Coholan, Anne. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Uniontown DO. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WCJ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (724) 439-7420Costelnock, Paul . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Greensburg DO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WCJ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (724) 832-5310Crum, Elizabeth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Harrisburg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Deputy Sec., Comp. & Ins. . . . . . . . . . . . . (717) 787-5082Cummings, Patrick . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scranton DO. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WCJ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (570) 963-4580

Dean, Mary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Harrisburg HQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Helpline Mgr., Info. Svcs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (717) 783-5421Deeley, James . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Harrisburg DO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WCJ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (717) 783-4419Desimone, Francis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Johnstown DO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WCJ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (814) 533-2494Devlin, Thomas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Philadelphia DO. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WCJ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (215) 560-2488Dietrich, Wayne. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Harrisburg DO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WCJ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (717) 783-4419DiLorenzo, Kathleen . . . . . . . . . . . . Lancaster DO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WCJ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (717) 299-7591Dinsmore, Thomas . . . . . . . . . . . . . Harrisburg HQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chief, Claims Mgmt. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (717) 783-5421Dlin, Geoffrey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Allentown DO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WCJ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (610) 821-6535Doman, Bruce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Allentown DO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WCJ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (610) 821-6535Doneker, Beverly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Allentown DO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WCJ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (610) 821-6535Dupin, Kathleen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Harrisburg HQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Info. Officer, Info. Svcs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (717) 783-5421

Eader, Brian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Harrisburg DO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WCJ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (717) 783-4419Evans, Darrel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Harrisburg HQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Supv., Adm.-Mailroom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (717) 783-5421

Fitzpatrick, Anne . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Harrisburg HQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hearing Officer, Dir. Off. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (717) 783-5421Formica, Audrey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Allentown DO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WCJ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (610) 821-6535

Getty, Charles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Johnstown DO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WCJ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (814) 533-2494Gilbert, Alan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Philadelphia DO. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WCJ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (215) 560-2488Goodwin, Nancy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Philadelphia DO. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WCJ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (215) 560-2488Grady, Joseph. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scranton DO. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WCJ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (570) 963-4580Guyton, Ada. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Greensburg DO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WCJ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (724) 832-5310

Hagan, Joseph . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Philadelphia DO. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WCJ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (215) 560-2488Hakun, Joseph . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Malvern DO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WCJ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (610) 251-2878Harris, Aida. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NE Philadelphia DO . . . . . . . . . . . . WCJ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (215) 560-2125Harris, Alan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wilkes-Barre DO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WCJ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (570) 826-2577Heidler, Randa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Harrisburg HQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Supv., Cal. Review-Claims. . . . . . . . . . . . . . (717) 772-0618Henry, David . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pittsburgh DO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WCJ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (412) 565-5277Hetrick, Michael . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lancaster DO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WCJ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (717) 299-7591Hines, Thomas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Malvern DO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WCJ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (610) 251-2878Hooks, Sharon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Johnstown DO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AO, Central District . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (814) 533-2494

Ignasiak, Cheryl. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pittsburgh DO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WCJ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (412) 565-5277Ingram, Deborah. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Harrisburg HQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chief, Admin. Div. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (717) 783-5421

Jefferson, Michael . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Harrisburg HQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ppty. & Cas. Ins. Actuary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (717) 783-4476Jones, Eric. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Washington DO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WCJ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (724) 223-4595Jones, Perry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New Castle DO. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WCJ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (724) 656-3084

Kelley, Susan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Philadelphia DO. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WCJ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (215) 560-2488Kilgore, Leandra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Harrisburg HQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Supv., Sub. Docs.-Claims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (717) 772-0619Knehr, George . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Harrisburg HQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chief, Self-Insurance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (717) 783-4476Knox, Terry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Reading DO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WCJ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (610) 621-2370Koll, Michael. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Clearfield DO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WCJ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (814) 765-6398Krass, Denise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NE Philadelphia DO . . . . . . . . . . . . . WCJ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (215) 560-2125Kupchinsky, John. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Harrisburg HQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bureau Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (717) 783-5421Kutz, Thomas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wilkes-Barre DO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WCJ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (570) 826-2577

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Kuzma, Thomas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Harrisburg HQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dep. Chief Counsel, Legal Div. . . . . . . . . . . (717) 783-4467

Laughman, Tammy. . . . . . . . . . . . . Harrisburg HQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Claims Processing Mgr.-Claims . . . . . . . . . (717) 772-0618Lawton, Charles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Washington DO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WCJ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (724) 223-4595Liddy, John . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Malvern DO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WCJ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (610) 251-2878Liebau, John. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Upper Darby DO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WCJ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (610) 284-6913Lincicome, Francine . . . . . . . . . . . . Philadelphia DO. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WCJ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (215) 560-2488Longson, Lac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Harrisburg HQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ppty. & Cas. Ins. Actuary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (717) 783-4476Lorine, Carl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Upper Darby DO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WCJ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (610) 284-6913Lowman, William . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Uniontown DO. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WCJ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (724) 439-7420Lugo, Carmen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Erie DO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WCJ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (814) 871-4632

Madigan, Eileen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Harrisburg HQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chief, Health Care Svcs. Rev. . . . . . . . . . . . (717) 772-1900Maffei, Gerald . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Harrisburg HQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mgr., Claims Op. Sec.-Claims . . . . . . . . . . . (717) 772-0618Magee, Melissa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Harrisburg HQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Petitions & Rec. Mgr.-Claims. . . . . . . . . . . (717) 787-3274Makin, Sarah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Upper Darby DO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WCJ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (610) 284-6913McCormick, Andrea . . . . . . . . . . . . Philadelphia DO. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WCJ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (215) 560-2488McManus, Joseph . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bristol DO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WCJ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (215) 781-3274Mirasola, Jude . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Harrisburg HQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Supv., Records-Claims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (717) 787-3361Mulligan, Angela . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Harrisburg HQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Supv., Admin-Clerical Staff. . . . . . . . . . . . . (717) 783-5421

Nathanson, Seymour . . . . . . . . . . . Malvern DO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WCJ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (610) 251-2878Negley, Len. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Harrisburg HQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chief, Health & Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (717) 772-1917

Olin, Scott. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Philadelphia DO. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WCJ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (215) 560-2488

Parker, Rosalia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pittsburgh DO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WCJ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (412) 565-5277Pastewka, Edward . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Erie DO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WCJ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (814) 871-4632Peckmann, Karl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Harrisburg DO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WCJ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (717) 783-4419Peleak, Mark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wilkes-Barre DO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WCJ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (570) 826-2577Perry, Peter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Reading DO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WCJ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (610) 621-2370Polin, Larry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Harrisburg HQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ppty. & Cas. Ins. Actuary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (717) 783-4476Poorman, Donald . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Philadelphia DO. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WCJ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (610) 251-2878Puhala, Brian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Reading DO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WCJ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (610) 621-2370

Rabold, William. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Harrisburg HQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mgr., Audits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (717) 783-5421Rapkin, Wayne . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hazleton DO. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WCJ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (570) 459-3840Redding, Harold. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Harrisburg HQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mgr., Report & Audit Proc. . . . . . . . . . . . . (717) 772-1636Reitz, Shellie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Harrisburg HQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mgr., Reg. Ad. & Ed. Outreach-Claims . . . (717) 783-5421Rosen, Michael . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bristol DO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WCJ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (215) 781-3274

Santoro, Pamela . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Philadelphia DO. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WCJ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (215) 560-2488Scott, Beverly. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Harrisburg HQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Supv., Petitions-Claims. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (717) 787-3274Seacrist, Geoffrey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brookville DO. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WCJ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (814) 849-5382Sebastianelli, Joseph. . . . . . . . . . . . Wilkes-Barre DO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WCJ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (570) 826-2577Seelig, Todd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Philadelphia DO. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WCJ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (215) 560-2488Shaffer, Dan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Harrisburg HQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Analyst, Self-Ins. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (717) 783-4476Slom, David . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NE Philadelphia DO . . . . . . . . . . . . . WCJ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (215) 560-2125Snyder, A. Michael. . . . . . . . . . . . . . NE Philadelphia DO . . . . . . . . . . . . . WCJ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (215) 560-2125Spizer, Howard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scranton DO. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WCJ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (570) 963-4580Stapleton, James . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pottsville DO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WCJ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (570) 621-3146Steiner, Robert. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New Castle DO. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WCJ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (724) 656-3084Stokes, Joseph . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Upper Darby DO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WCJ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (610) 284-6913Strawser, John . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Harrisburg HQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mgr., Compliance Sec. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (717) 787-3567

Tarantelli, Christina . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lancaster DO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WCJ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (717) 299-7591Titus, Terry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Harrisburg HQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mgr., Statistical Info-Claims. . . . . . . . . . . . (717) 787-3361Tobin, Linda . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pittsburgh DO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WCJ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (412) 565-5277Torrey, David . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pittsburgh DO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WCJ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (412) 565-5277

Urbany, Susan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Harrisburg HQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Analyst, Self-Ins. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (717) 783-4476


Vallely, Kathleen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pittsburgh DO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WCJ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (412) 565-5277Vonada, Robert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Altoona DO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WCJ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (814) 946-7355

Walsh, Kenneth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Williamsport DO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WCJ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (570) 327-3735Wertheimer, Karen . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bristol DO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WCJM, Southeastern District . . . . . . . . . . . (215) 781-3274Weyl, David . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Harrisburg DO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WCJ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (717) 783-4419Williamson, Francis. . . . . . . . . . . . . Harrisburg DO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WCJ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (717) 783-4419Wright, Jean. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Erie DO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WCJ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (814) 871-4632

Zimmerman, Penny . . . . . . . . . . . . Harrisburg HQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Supv., Compensable Docs. . . . . . . . . . . . . (717) 772-0619

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